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
Speaking to a parliamentary committee last year she said: "We are still very reliant on the goodwill of strangers in buying our government bonds."
From BBC • May 18, 2026
He had to get used to living in a big city again, where strangers pressed up against him on a crowded subway.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 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
“I tweeted about my raise, and a bunch of strangers congratulated me.”
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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