otherness

Example Sentences

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In her opinion, to truly be seen we must acknowledge our alternative natures, our shadow sides, the otherness of our beings.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

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

The withholding nature of Chernin’s Leo poses some theatrical risks but goes a long way toward explaining how the character’s otherness could be turned against him in such a malignant way.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2025

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