alien

Example Sentences

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Explaining the decision, Homan said there are now "more officers taking custody of criminal aliens directly from the jails" rather than detaining them on the streets -- efforts that require fewer personnel.

From Barron's

I loved the challenge of exploring alien intellectual territory and touching on different means and methods of thought.

From The Wall Street Journal

Were Congress to address the status of illegal immigrants who have been here for a lengthy period and been law abiding, ICE could focus on criminal illegal aliens.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Wow. When we lived in Kansas, my classmates thought poi was an alien creature.”

From Literature

In “Iron Lung” Fischbach plays a convict forced into a mission on an alien moon.

From The Wall Street Journal