otherness

Example Sentences

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Ishmaelle finds this man’s presence a comfort and his otherness to be reassuring in the way it mirrors her own exile from home, her gender and from land itself.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 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

Some of my peers felt their otherness more acutely than I did.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama