How to Use foreign in a Sentence
foreign
adjective- She has a foreign accent.
- Have you studied any foreign languages?
- We don't get many foreign visitors.
- They've visited several foreign countries.
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None of that was foreign to Grant.
—Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 15 May 2026
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Either your own or a foreign one.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
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Your own feelings could seem rather foreign to you at present.
—Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2022
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In the foreign-exchange world, that's a big move.
—Kelly Evans, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
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My new habits, along with a life in a new country, still feel foreign to me.
—Sahaj Kaur Kohli, Washington Post, 26 May 2022
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But this would constitute a blank check for a foreign war.
—Charlie Hunt, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2026
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Their foreign reserves are gone.
—ABC News, 14 June 2026
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Your accounts are at risk from a foreign hacking group.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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Many foreign workers have left.
—ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
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My brother sprinting naked through the streets of a foreign city.
—Josh Penn Soskin, Variety, 16 July 2026
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So in many other ways, the sounds and sights of their household were foreign to us.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2025
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The foreign sounds made his face crimp, as if somebody right next to him had farted.
—Chang-Rae Lee, New Yorker, 3 May 2026
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Voting against more wars, more foreign aide, and handouts for the most rich.
—Kevin Fixler may 3, Idaho Statesman, 3 May 2026
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The culture, the campus, even the food felt foreign.
—Zach Sweet, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
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That's what the oath says—foreign and domestic.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
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The card doesn't charge any foreign transaction fees.
—Ryley Amond, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2026
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And for many years, foreign formats appeared to be in a legal gray area.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 1 Dec. 2023
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New residents can get a four-year tax break on most foreign income.
—Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
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The visas are used to hire foreign workers who are highly skilled in a special field.
—Benjamin Wermund, Houston Chronicle, 28 Jan. 2026
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Got a gig picking up people’s food or groceries and got paid by foreign sources?
—Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
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Most of the deceased, all of whom were adults, are foreign nationals.
—ABC News, 14 July 2026
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But having been away for 11 years, Adeniyi said home feels foreign now.
—ABC News, 20 June 2026
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The question is no longer whether foreign governments were warned.
—Juanita Goebertus, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
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Or are foreign influencers to blame?
—Chris Brennan, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
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Ten years ago, selling to foreign funds was unthinkable.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2025
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At the end of the day, this is so foreign to how Jesus treated people.
—William Thornton | [email protected], al, 23 May 2022
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