outcasts

Example Sentences

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But Mary is different from the superpowered variety of the trope, or the brilliant outcasts in teen movies like “Mean Girls,” “Sixteen Candles,” “The Edge of Seventeen” or “The Perks of Being a Wallflower.”

From Salon • May 20, 2026

With hair down near their eyes, they seemed like dangerous high-school outcasts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

A team of British scientists, two authors and a group of thought leaders once deemed societal outcasts are here to help.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

When that did not happen, Garnacho was ordered to train at different times to Amorim's squad, along with fellow outcasts Tyrell Malacia, Jadon Sancho, Antony and Marcus Rashford, who subsequently joined Barcelona on loan.

From BBC • Aug. 7, 2025

I even explained the origins of the term “geek,” how so many of them, once destined to be marginalized outcasts, were using technology to alter their fates, change their destinies, build a new culture.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz