strangers

Example Sentences

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“I used to watch the World Cup with family and friends, but it really is better when you’re with a bunch of strangers who you met for the first time,” Kim said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

To everyone else, the crowd is the point: the immigrant kid, the muddy field, the strangers who become one thing for 90 minutes.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

"I overcame my inhibitions about asking strangers if they needed my help, and I realised that people liked me for who I was, that they had no idea that I was an ex-footballer."

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

American investors are no strangers to this kind of changeability, either.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

He and Josie’s mother had been strangers in the city, lured by the promise of new jobs, so there were no other family members who could rush immediately to his side.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix