stranger
Example Sentences
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Of course, Houston is no stranger to space history.
From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026
An essay the filmmaker penned for the Norwegian magazine “D2” in 2012 has recently resurfaced, putting his new film into a stranger perspective.
From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026
But it became a much stranger, sadder story which almost a decade later is told onscreen in The Artist Who Disappeared.
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026
As Alpha waits for the results of blood tests, she is startled by the sudden appearance of a gaunt, jittery stranger in their apartment.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
“Oh,” said Duane, taking note that this stranger already had a name.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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