leper
Example Sentences
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Once he wrote an article about getting dating advice from a charming leper in order to explore “alienation, rejection and isolation” after Gutfeld had gone through the breakup of a long relationship.
From Washington Post • Jan. 9, 2022
There is a moment in Warner’s novel when the bishop’s clerk journeys to a leper house and participates in an impromptu recital of Ars Nova, a new style of polyphonic music.
From New York Times • Sep. 12, 2021
A triumphant McKissick called Wood's supporters "a fringe, rogue group" and vowed to turn them into a "leper colony" by building parallel Republican organizations in their territory.
From Salon • Sep. 3, 2021
All these years later, Kuchel remains a leper to the O.C.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2021
I am a leper, I will scratch—it is the same.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
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