How to Use unfamiliar in a Sentence

unfamiliar

adjective
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  • The book is full of unfamiliar words.
  • He gets nervous when he is in unfamiliar surroundings.
  • For those who are unfamiliar with The Nada Cart: Tell me about it!
    — Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Both the works, Benoy says, were painted on canvas, which Raphael was unfamiliar with at the time.
    — Tom Metcalfe, Scientific American, 3 Feb. 2023
  • Many were tempted to just fend for themselves on the street, to avoid having to start over in an unfamiliar corner of the city.
    — Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Even those unfamiliar with the series are blown away by the rides and breathtaking scenery.
    — Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping, 22 Feb. 2023
  • There's no right or wrong answer for what to remove, but if an app looks unfamiliar, get rid of it.
    — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2023
  • Trying to pitch an unfamiliar tent in camp, especially in the rain, is a pain.
    — Flip Putthoff, Arkansas Online, 3 May 2023
  • Ian Happ is not unfamiliar with hitting in the Chicago Cubs’ leadoff spot.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 17 Sep. 2023
  • Any new or unfamiliar symptoms—from swelling in your neck, ear pain, or skin sores—warrant a visit to a healthcare provider.
    — Karen Pallarito, Health, 5 Feb. 2023
  • The Stanford basketball team walked off the Maples court for the final time this season in an unfamiliar fashion.
    — Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Mar. 2023
  • But for most of the men who overtook the Afghan capital, the city’s bright lights were unfamiliar, and Kabul posed a challenge full of seductions.
    — Rick Noack, Washington Post, 19 Feb. 2024
  • Come June has drawn comparisons to the work of the late Elliott Smith, of whom Rowland was unfamiliar beforehand.
    — Ilana Kaplan, SPIN, 26 Oct. 2023
  • What was once side-eyed as a funky foreign condiment by those unfamiliar with it, has now become a trendy mainstay.
    — Alyssa Jung, Good Housekeeping, 4 May 2023
  • The throughline of these notions at the end of the day is how the collection will further educate those who are unfamiliar with HBCUs.
    — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 25 Jan. 2024
  • The pieces, which all pertain to the evolution and practice of Buddhism across Asia, are often unfamiliar.
    — Punch Shaw, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Free-play slots are a great place to start for new users who may be unfamiliar with the nature of slot gaming and understandably overwhelmed.
    — Ian Firstenberg, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2023
  • For those unfamiliar with the list, The World’s 50 Best Bars is one of the most prestigious awards on the planet: a definitive ranking of the world's most outstanding places to drink.
    — Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2023
  • The Dodgers are in unfamiliar territory, starting the season with a 9-10 mark.
    — Michael Arinze, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2023
  • So this is an unfamiliar feeling, Lions fans still engaged after the calendar has flipped to the new year.
    — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2024
  • There may be hitches, lines to ring the bell and some scratching of heads at the more conceptual work by visitors unfamiliar with the tropes of public art.
    — Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Some simply prefer to be at home, whatever the dangers, rather than to struggle in an unfamiliar place among strangers.
    — Lynsey Addario Megan Specia, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2024
  • And is there anything on earth like sinking into a fresh, smooth hotel bed after a red-eye or a long day of trawling an unfamiliar city?
    — Alex Erdekian, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2023
  • And for those unfamiliar with the show’s fictional NYC socialites: spoilers ahead.
    — Abrigail Williams, Vogue, 11 Nov. 2023
  • For those unfamiliar with the style, the Tasmans have a slight 1.25-inch platform with an easy-to-clean polyester outer and a curly UggPlush wool interior.
    — Nicola Fumo, Peoplemag, 31 Dec. 2023
  • Your move has placed you in a situation where the surroundings are unfamiliar and your support system (your best friend) is no longer there for you.
    — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 19 Mar. 2023
  • The need to get acquainted with sometimes unfamiliar controls doesn’t help.
    — Steve Mollman, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2024
  • You’re being beckoned to more exotic locales, craving the sight of an unfamiliar landscape and the sound of a foreign language.
    — Nina Kahn, Travel + Leisure, 2 Jan. 2024
  • But there will be no bad blood between the opponents, who while in different regions of the country are not unfamiliar with each other.
    — Brooks Holton, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2023
  • Many of the film’s scenes unfold to the rhythm of a speeding train or a rolling suitcase, as Valeria, cell phone in hand, watches the scenery rush by, wanders unfamiliar streets, and joins a pro-Ukraine rally in a public square.
    — Nicola Fegg, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2024

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