stranger

Example Sentences

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“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

Later, a stranger gleefully approaches Kornev, convinced he knows him, and the effect is chilling — a glitch in the matrix in which human connection briefly flourishes.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

With its outdated infrastructure, the impoverished DRC is no stranger to temporary fuel shortages.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

‘Why, thank you, officer,’ Hannie says with a simpering smile that makes her look like a stranger.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler