unfamiliar
Example Sentences
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In no time, I was in unfamiliar territory: The sun rose over spoonbills and egrets standing in shallow water as a lone kayaker navigated fields of marsh grass.
And they faced other challenges, including the language barrier and an unfamiliar legal system.
From BBC
Mr. Waltz’s character essentially takes the place of Van Helsing, a vampire hunter who serves up lore, etiquette and preferred killing techniques for anyone in the audience unfamiliar with the ways of the monster.
He turned right, and entered what began to seem like a maze of unfamiliar streets.
From Literature
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The boy did his best to repeat the unfamiliar words.
From Literature
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