strangers

Example Sentences

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Gate receipts have fallen in some places, Damon said, because locals won’t turn out for a team of strangers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

Brockman’s journal entries were dissected in the courtroom and broadcast to strangers around the world because they’re a window into what OpenAI’s leaders were thinking during that period.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

Since hearing about the story, strangers from as far away as Germany have sent gifts, with James now inviting people to give money to charity instead.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

It’s a place where people pause to chat up strangers on oak-and-magnolia-draped streets, a place where boutiques sell smocked baby dresses and shirts with phrases such as “Pearls Are Always Appropriate.”

From Slate • May 4, 2026

“I speak four languages fairly well, but put me in a room full of strangers and I can’t think of a single word to say.”

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell