alien to

Examples (10)

• The concept of giving up was completely alien to her determined nature.
• Dishonesty is a trait that is fundamentally alien to his character.
• After years in the tropics, the cold mountain air felt alien to his skin.
• The new software's interface seemed quite alien to the long-time users.
• For a society built on community, extreme individualism is an idea alien to many of its members.
• The customs of the remote village were alien to the visiting anthropologist.
• Such wasteful behavior is utterly alien to our company's core values.
• The marine biologist found a cellular structure entirely alien to anything previously known.
• If we don't preserve our traditions, they will become alien to future generations.
• He found the world of corporate politics to be a strange and alien environment to his artistic sensibilities.