unfamiliar

Example Sentences

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The prosecutor and the trial judge were not unfamiliar names.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026

The current system—where A’s are so common that anything less is stigmatized—discourages students from exploring unfamiliar subjects, says Joshua Greene, a Harvard psychology professor and a member of the committee behind the proposal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Deported not to their homelands but to unfamiliar cities deep inside Mexico, thousands of migrants are stranded in a dangerous, bureaucratic limbo with little support and no clear path forward.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

For its cast, bringing that reality to screen meant stepping into deeply personal and, for many, unfamiliar territory.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

It was a terrible combination for someone in an unfamiliar place.

From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola