outsider

Example Sentences

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Lurie campaigned as a City Hall outsider, and much of the establishment contributed to his opponent, incumbent mayor London Breed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

“It’s all about being an outsider and feeling different, and I related to that,” Boston said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

"I am constantly being treated like an outsider."

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

The 2026 Cheltenham Festival was the year of the outsider, with the average starting price of every winner at the meeting the highest it has been in the past 10 years at 14-1.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 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