Used in a Sentence

strangers

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for strangers.

Editorial note

I think the idea is more for friends and family to donate to a travel experience, not strangers.

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Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

a science fiction novel by American author Gardner Dozois, published in 1978.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of strangers gathered in one view.

N

a science fiction novel by American author Gardner Dozois, published in 1978.

N

people who are unknown to another person or group.

N

a British television crime drama series, principally written and created by Murray Smith, and first broadcast on ITV on 5 June 1978.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for strangers.

N

a science fiction novel by American author Gardner Dozois, published in 1978.

N

people who are unknown to another person or group.

N

a British television crime drama series, principally written and created by Murray Smith, and first broadcast on ITV on 5 June 1978.

N

a horror novel written by Dean Koontz, released in 1986.

Example sentences

1

I think the idea is more for friends and family to donate to a travel experience, not strangers.

2

Familiarity is a good clue, but the difference is really just informality, which you can also have with strangers especially if there is any sense of solidarity.

3

It is very stressful for some introverts to conjure up a conversation with total strangers, event with people they know.

4

The television series Perfect Strangers is probably never, ever going to be rereleased, and you can blame the Bibbi-Babka Ditty.

5

The biggest challenge for them was to find people willing to use their platform to rent their apartment to strangers.

6

In fact, I seem to get approached by a lot of strangers and told a lot of things.

7

But what you're asking/needing is consulting, not just free internet advice from strangers who'll wordblab to you whatever non-specific thing you're looking for.

8

I don't know a lot of people so I avoid conversation with strangers on the street.

9

The article is claiming that account sharing among Netflix users is almost entirely at the household level among family members, a sanctioned use of the service, as opposed to genuine freeloading between friends or strangers.

10

Formal wedding in a foreign country surrounded by strangers?

11

As a society we tend to assume that physical security is not the only thing that stops random strangers from trying to kill us.

12

They're not interested in content propogation to strangers.

Quote examples

1

Moreso on the merits of "helping strangers is bad, but it's legal if they are friends or family".

2

I get this daily: "Hi, I'd like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn." From strangers?

3

The difference between male/female and race hegemonies is also well understood (and seen in many other cultures), because the classification of women as "strangers" is always very different from that of actual foreign ethnicities.

4

That said, I've noticed something interesting which was re-affirmed by your comment as well - that many an introverted person find easier to "reach out" to strangers and enjoy conversing when it comes to "online talking".

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use strangers in a sentence?

I think the idea is more for friends and family to donate to a travel experience, not strangers.

What does strangers mean?

a science fiction novel by American author Gardner Dozois, published in 1978.

What part of speech is strangers?

strangers is commonly used as N.