outsider

Example Sentences

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It often takes an outsider to appreciate the distinctive character of a place.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

She faces a challenge from former Lima mayor Ricardo Belmont, 80, who, despite having run the capital for five years, has pitched himself as an outsider.

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

Daisy, whose backstory includes, in the first episode, a brief glimpse of Elisabeth Moss’ June, certainly upsets things, most often by reacting to Gilead’s penchant for public atrocities the way a non-sociopath outsider would.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

In “Bigger Than Fashion: How ‘Streetwear’ Conquered Culture,” Tyler Watamanuk, a longtime writer for GQ, chronicles the slow and bumpy ride to success of a naive group of outsider and self-funded creatives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Everywhere Magdalys turned, there was a reminder that she wasn’t welcome, she was an outsider.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older