unfamiliar

Example Sentences

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I walked unfamiliar streets with music carrying me on its wings, ate dinner at 10 p.m. and remembered who I was when no one needed me to be anything in particular.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Take another look at that unfamiliar form you mentioned.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

Ask for a room located far away from elevators and ice machines, which are constant sources—day and night—of unfamiliar sounds and smells.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

It is the type of profile that would not look unfamiliar for the players she admires.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Zhenya Timofeyeva, the deputy commander of the 587th, was out in the subzero wind clearing snow from the Pe-2s when she was called back to her new and unfamiliar headquarters to receive a transmitted message.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein