outsider

Example Sentences

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“It’s all about being an outsider and feeling different, and I related to that,” Boston said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

He ran for Jersey City mayor as a fresh-faced outsider with an ambitious progressive agenda, taking office in 2013.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

The 2026 Cheltenham Festival was the year of the outsider, with the average starting price of every winner at the meeting the highest it has been in the past 10 years at 14-1.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Thank American general manager Bill Guerin for inviting Patel, apparently the only outsider in the world worthy of joining such a sacred celebration.

From Slate • Feb. 27, 2026

To an outsider the arguments would appear to be the same because feeling like part of a team is something that happens invisibly.

From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg