stranger

Example Sentences

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In Deuteronomy 10:19, the command is explicit: “You shall also love the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.”

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

According to a plaque, a group of men sitting around a well enjoying "their usual drink" invited a passing stranger to join them.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Later, a stranger gleefully approaches Kornev, convinced he knows him, and the effect is chilling — a glitch in the matrix in which human connection briefly flourishes.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

With its outdated infrastructure, the impoverished DRC is no stranger to temporary fuel shortages.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

I didn’t want to disturb her, but I wanted to tell her about my half-dream, the invisible stranger wandering round the room in the night!

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler