stranger

Example Sentences

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It was the first time she had said it to a stranger.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

As the company prepares for a public launch, experts have said SpaceX’s IPO could wind up a friend or foe to the space sector, which itself is no stranger to meme stocks.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

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

Of course, Houston is no stranger to space history.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

Howling and struggling, I was led away from the world I knew into a bigger, stranger, harder one.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom