unfamiliar

Example Sentences

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The current system—where A’s are so common that anything less is stigmatized—discourages students from exploring unfamiliar subjects, says Joshua Greene, a Harvard psychology professor and a member of the committee behind the proposal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

For its cast, bringing that reality to screen meant stepping into deeply personal and, for many, unfamiliar territory.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Take another look at that unfamiliar form you mentioned.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

During his travels from 1773 to 1776, Bartram explored regions where this species lives and documented plants and animals that were unfamiliar to early North American settlers.

From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2026

Voices barked words in an unfamiliar, harsh tongue.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros