as in foreigner
a person who is not native to or known to a community
the people of the island are quick to make strangers feel at home
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Recent Examples of stranger
No stranger to major horror IP, Devlin previously penned a 2022 reboot of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre for Netflix.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 12 June 2026
Artistic director Matt Morrow is no stranger to eye-popping productions on the Lesher stage.
—Charles Lewis Iii, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
Shakira is no stranger to either the World Cup or halftime performances.
—Tiago Ventura, Time, 12 June 2026
Existential humility benefits other people in someone’s life, from friends and neighbors to strangers.
—Daryl Van Tongeren, Fortune, 12 June 2026
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 12 June 2026
Artistic director Matt Morrow is no stranger to eye-popping productions on the Lesher stage.
—Charles Lewis Iii, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
Shakira is no stranger to either the World Cup or halftime performances.
—Tiago Ventura, Time, 12 June 2026
Existential humility benefits other people in someone’s life, from friends and neighbors to strangers.
—Daryl Van Tongeren, Fortune, 12 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for stranger
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stranger
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The proposal, promoted by right-wing groups, calls for sweeping measures targeting foreigners, including coercive returns, incentives to leave Italy and broader policies critics say could extend to legal residents.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 June 2026
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Each year, the provision is used by American intelligence agencies to collect the electronic communications of hundreds of thousands of foreigners located outside of the United States.—
Eric McDaniel,
NPR,
12 June 2026
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Galitzine is taking on the iconic role of Adam Glenn, an exiled alien on Earth who learns that the domineering villain Skeletor is terrorizing his home world of Eternia.—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
6 June 2026
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Doing all of that, on the road, in Game 1 of the NBA Finals against a team that employs a 7-foot-4 alien is championship material.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
4 June 2026
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“Stranger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stranger. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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