strangers

Example Sentences

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What started as a question of what smells good has become something else — small moments of recognition between many people who, just hours earlier, had been total strangers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

They would render some parents legal strangers to the children they are already raising, potentially leaving those kids without recognized parents at all.

From Slate • May 13, 2026

A sluggish residential real-estate market has driven desperate homeowners to ask strangers on the internet for their input.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

Gate receipts have fallen in some places, Damon said, because locals won’t turn out for a team of strangers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

I cannot imagine strangers coming into my room.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse