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

"Let's keep celebrating the otherness," she said during her acceptance speech.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

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 then on the narrative side of Simpson Street, we’re so invested in upending otherness and what protagonists look like.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2023

In that moonlit hour, I acquired a sense of the otherness of things.

From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli