outsider

Example Sentences

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She faces a challenge from former Lima mayor Ricardo Belmont, 80, who, despite having run the capital for five years, has pitched himself as an outsider.

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

It was a mark of how Geordies had taken this one-time outsider to their hearts after ending Newcastle's seven-decade wait to win a major domestic trophy in March 2025.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Being an outsider is ideal preparation for entering new playwriting worlds.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Agriculture companies generally require an outsider to wear washed clothes they provide before working with livestock to avoid any contamination.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Though I wasn’t a computing geek, I knew all about being an outsider looking in.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz