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
Although an emergency room can keep someone safe, many autistic people find its bright lights, incessant noise and unfamiliarity to be more distressing than helpful.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
Still, some experts believe the obvious language barrier and unfamiliarity with Russian systems would complicate any fighting roles, suggesting instead that Pyongyang’s troops would be tapped for their engineering and construction capabilities.
From BBC • Nov. 18, 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
Perhaps as a result of all this unfamiliarity, I yearned for some of the simple pleasures that I had known as a boy.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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