unfamiliar
IPA: ʌnfʌmˈɪɫjɝ
noun
- An unfamiliar person; a stranger.
adjective
- Strange, not familiar.
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Examples of "unfamiliar" in Sentences
- Well, for those find the term unfamiliar, I want to give a brief description of Xobni.
- It's a throw-away line in a story on page A15, a mention of a name unfamiliar to many Americans.
- The tall and very elegant woman manager stepped forward and answered -- taking my shopping bag from my hands and setting it, firmly, far away from her crystal and Limoges -- that her shop specialized in "unfamiliar" pieces.
- These gentlemen were using a phrase unfamiliar to many in northern and eastern linguistic regions but easily understood by “country” talkers and especially black Americans; it is deeply rooted in the usages of some of the great contributors to the English language.
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