foreigner
Example Sentences
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“I was such a foreigner, a guest in that community,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
This may have been because he was a foreigner, or a calculating businessman, but Ms. Goldring makes the case that it was Holbein’s irreplaceable artistic prowess that kept him in the king’s good graces.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
A university student said he felt like a "foreigner" after losing his ability to speak Welsh following a car crash.
From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026
But if the trader was a foreigner who placed the trades abroad, U.S. authorities might not have a case because of a lack of jurisdiction, he added.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026
As a foreigner, I guessed he sympathized with Sovoy’s difficulty adjusting to the language and culture of the Commonwealth.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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