strangers

Example Sentences

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It’s a place where people pause to chat up strangers on oak-and-magnolia-draped streets, a place where boutiques sell smocked baby dresses and shirts with phrases such as “Pearls Are Always Appropriate.”

From Slate • May 4, 2026

He’s seen Airbnb’s advertising, but isn’t quite sure if renting his house to strangers for a few thousand dollars is worth it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

We dance, we chat with strangers, we dance with strangers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

Digital interactions are replacing face-to-face interactions with loved ones and strangers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

Friendly faces came into view, some familiar—Gran; my favorite teacher, Miss Kirker; the vet assistant with a tower of pumpkin-orange curls—along with gobs of strangers gathered in the parking lot.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas