foreignness

Example Sentences

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In a blistering review, critic Sowmya Rajendran slammed the film as "generic, exhausting and offensive," saying it hides tired cliches behind an "exotic" Kerala setting and a score that overplays the land's "foreignness."

From BBC • Sep. 5, 2025

We are fortunate to live in an era when a new “Shōgun” invites informed discussions about its filmmaking techniques and storytelling instead of gawking at its supposed foreignness.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2024

Still, indigenous spirits and ancestors were worshipped as well, coexisting alongside the Indian imports whose foreignness faded slowly over the centuries.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

Ted, having had his fill of foreignness, heads to the Yankee Doodle Burger Barn restaurant, which advertises American food in American portions.

From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2023

I felt Nairobi’s foreignness—or really, my own foreignness in relation to it—immediately, even in the first strains of morning.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama