unfamiliarity
Example Sentences
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Newly minted expats get off the plane and immediately step into a whirlwind of unfamiliarity: Language.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026
Then again, maybe there’s an upside to all of this unfamiliarity.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2025
Then there is the obvious language barrier and an unfamiliarity with Russian systems that would complicate any fighting roles.
From BBC • Oct. 16, 2024
Any blended family that has found a way — through the awkwardness and frustration and unfamiliarity — to affection, even to love?
From Salon • Sep. 29, 2024
I know it’s not home, but it’s familiar in its unfamiliarity.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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