outsider

Example Sentences

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Agriculture companies generally require an outsider to wear washed clothes they provide before working with livestock to avoid any contamination.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Three other major candidates, all political newcomers, argue that an outsider is needed to shake up the status quo.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 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

Austrian coach Adi Hutter is a rank outsider, although he did win admirers in the Premier League with his work at clubs such as Eintracht Frankfurt.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

And now I’ve stumbled on a fellow outsider, one who speaks my language without saying a word.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline