stranger

Example Sentences

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Matthew Rhys is no stranger to playing a man with the weight of the world on his shoulders.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

The case pitted McGlockton’s right to defend his family from a threatening stranger against Drejka’s right to initiate a confrontation over a parking spot and then to mete out justice according to his own whim.

From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026

As he poured the traditional cup of wine for the prophet, Rabbi Aft reminded his community that Elijah wanders the earth disguised as a stranger, testing humanity’s capacity for hospitality, compassion and kindness.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026

For Borel, the case grew even stranger a few days after the heist, when a man approached him at the inn’s bar.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

But it got harder and harder to say, “No, ma’am” without looking at her, acting like she was a stranger, like it was really true that I didn’t have anything I wanted to talk about.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan