feel alien
Frequency: 8.835.6 per million words
To perceive something as unfamiliar or strange.
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- After moving to a new country, the local customs made me feel alien.
- At the formal gala, his casual clothes made him feel completely alien.
- Starting a new job where everyone already knows each other can make you feel quite alien for a while.
- Did you ever feel alien in your own hometown after being away for so long?
- Sometimes, in a large crowd, I begin to feel totally alien.
- The idea of a world without the internet would feel alien to most young people.
- After the profound changes in his life, his old routine started to feel alien.
- If you don't learn the local language, you might always feel somewhat alien.
- Despite their warm welcome, the unfamiliar traditions made her feel alien.
- Waking up in the strange city made him feel alien and disoriented.