outsider

Example Sentences

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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

It’s worth noting that in “Austenland,” Jane’s budget package—copper, as opposed to platinum—makes her the movie’s counterpart to the orphaned Fanny, as well as the reliable Austen outsider.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

When she was starting as a comedian, as an “older woman who was talking about having babies,” Blaine felt like an outsider.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

"I am constantly being treated like an outsider."

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

I’m the goal—the used-to-be outsider waiting to be found.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes