stranger
Example Sentences
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Though sometimes moody and no stranger to tantrums, Tilson Thomas once stormed off the Hollywood Bowl stage to protest noise from a police helicopter — and won applause for the stunt.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026
It can be a competitor, a political ally or a stranger with a random grievance.
From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026
A woman says she was left shaken when a stranger came into her Travelodge room having been given a key card by staff.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
A recent impromptu comment to a stranger I met in our local gym gave me eye-opening insights into how someone whose political views are very different from mine can rationally justify his opinions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
The person moving in the night wasn’t an invisible stranger and hadn’t been a dream.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
Vocabulary lists containing stranger
"Encounter"
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"One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia, List 1
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