unfamiliar

Example Sentences

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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

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

He walked at a fast clip, feeling quite excited because this was, after all, an excursion into the unchartered and unfamiliar.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el