otherness

Example Sentences

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But the sense of otherness remained, even after Carlile married and had two kids with British charity director Catherine Shepherd.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2025

As a Kryptonian raised on Earth by human parents, the character has been shown in stories where he struggles with his own sense of otherness and belonging because he straddles two worlds.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 12, 2025

A fascinating tale about bigotry and otherness wrapped in a vampire story, “Fledgling” is one of Butler’s very best.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 26, 2023

Amidst current events, what's really solidified my identity as a Jew is a sense of otherness and separateness from the rest of the community — a feeling that I’ve experienced for most of my life.

From Salon • Oct. 16, 2023

And her English, her immigrant English, has a touch of otherness that makes it unintentionally prerise.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García