foreigner

Example Sentences

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"A friend told me a foreigner was paying good money for queen ants - the big red ones which are easily seen around here," the former broker said.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

As a foreigner, Felix was afforded some security from persecution at the hands of French Catholics, provided he kept a low profile and focused on his studies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

"After this year, will we be better able to recognise a pilgrim in the visitor, a seeker in the stranger, a neighbour in the foreigner, and fellow travellers in those who are different?"

From Barron's • Jan. 6, 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

How could she, a stranger and a foreigner, know that past?

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton