stranger

Example Sentences

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It was the first time she had said it to a stranger.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

As the company prepares for a public launch, experts have said SpaceX’s IPO could wind up a friend or foe to the space sector, which itself is no stranger to meme stocks.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

“I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me.”

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

But it became a much stranger, sadder story which almost a decade later is told onscreen in The Artist Who Disappeared.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Sometimes it felt like someone had taken my little sister away and brought a stranger to replace her.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo