stranger

Example Sentences

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Still, it’s comforting that Mom isn’t a stranger to her.

From Literature

He believes buying secondhand from strangers is a great way to get to know the city.

From Los Angeles Times

Or maybe I should stop a stranger on the street, so the fact that I’m asking how to send a letter won’t get back to Mom.

From Literature

We live stacked on top of one another—sharing walls, elevators, package rooms — yet often remain total strangers, bound only by the mutual recognition of each other’s dogs or preferred laundry times.

From Salon

I even went so far as to purposefully walk off with strangers or get lost in supermarkets.

From The Wall Street Journal