strangers

Example Sentences

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These days, however, the Hadzabe—who speak a click-based language—are no longer strangers to the rest of the world, and they are divided on how to respond.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 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

We dance, we chat with strangers, we dance with strangers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

Digital interactions are replacing face-to-face interactions with loved ones and strangers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

Could she be jealous of all this tender attention lavished on the Incorrigibles, who, despite their adorable eccentricities and mysterious background, were really perfect strangers to Miss Mortimer?

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood