strang·er
ˈstrān-jər 
1
b
: one in the house of another as a guest, visitor, or intruder
c
: a person or thing that is unknown or with whom one is unacquainted
d
: one who does not belong to or is kept from the activities of a group
e
: one not privy or party to an act, contract, or title : one that interferes without right
2
: one ignorant of or unacquainted with someone or something
strangered; strangering; strangers
Examples of stranger in a Sentence
Noun
Children are taught not to talk to strangers.
He is a complete stranger to me.
“Excuse me. Do you know where the library is?” “I'm sorry. I'm a stranger here myself.”
I'm a stranger to the area.
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David Chiu, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
The reality show followed a group of strangers living together for several months.
—Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 18 Nov. 2024
Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2024
Shyamalan, characteristically, took the story in a stranger direction.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 30 July 2024
Alex Mar, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2023
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Noun
The family saw surveillance video of the missing woman with a stranger in the downtown part of Los Angeles on Nov. 11, KGMB/KHNL reported.
—David Chiu, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
The reality show followed a group of strangers living together for several months.
—Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 18 Nov. 2024
Adjective
Among the stranger choices that Ben Cooper Inc. made was insisting nearly every vinyl jumpsuit depict an image of the character you were dressed as.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2024
Shyamalan, characteristically, took the story in a stranger direction.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 30 July 2024
Verb
She will be passed from stranger to stranger for the next two years—foster homes, shelters, juvenile detention.
—Alex Mar, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2023
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“Stranger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stranger. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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