stranger

Example Sentences

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In Deuteronomy 10:19, the command is explicit: “You shall also love the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.”

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

Well-known technology bull Cathie Wood is no stranger to buying the dip on such occasions—but not this time, even after the stock market had its worst day since the Iran war began.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

As Alpha waits for the results of blood tests, she is startled by the sudden appearance of a gaunt, jittery stranger in their apartment.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Camille talks like she’s done with Mom forever, like Mom is some random stranger she can easily remove from her life.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller