outsider
Example Sentences
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It often takes an outsider to appreciate the distinctive character of a place.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
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
Three other major candidates, all political newcomers, argue that an outsider is needed to shake up the status quo.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026
He has gone from a rank outsider to the man who is widely expected to unseat Orban.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
I guess to an outsider it might have seemed strange, but to us it felt utterly right.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
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