How to Use outsider in a Sentence

outsider

noun
  • She felt like an outsider in her new school.
  • She was a rank outsider who managed to win.
  • To outsiders, the ritual may seem strange.
  • An outsider defeated the champion!
  • But there was a lot of doubt from others and outsiders.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024
  • He was struck by the outsider voice that runs through all of Riggs’ writing.
    Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Mar. 2023
  • The idea of an outsider coming to a family lends itself to the thriller genre.
    Patrick Frater, Variety, 20 Jan. 2024
  • To get around this hiccup, Cameron hires the school's outsider, Patrick, to seduce Kat.
    Stacey Grant, Seventeen, 11 May 2023
  • And with the publicity came a bevy of outsider opinions on the group’s work.
    Liam Archacki, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 July 2023
  • The gaming world can be a chaotic and jarring place for an outsider.
    Hanna Krueger, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Apr. 2023
  • Instead, the region saw few boons, and most of the jobs went to outsiders with more technical know-how.
    IEEE Spectrum, 30 Nov. 2023
  • To many outsiders, Myanmar appears to be locked in a bloody stalemate.
    Aakash Hassan, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Because that guy was unafraid, an outsider, showed well on the debate stage.
    Paul Steinhauser, Fox News, 4 May 2023
  • While the town may seem picture perfect to outsiders, the outlet reports a handful of flaws have plagued it for years.
    Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 8 Dec. 2023
  • While an outsider can sometimes bring a fresh look at problems, Berman is not convinced in this case.
    Michael R. Blood, Fortune, 25 Jan. 2024
  • In DeLuca’s eyes, that meant hitting the theme of an outsider finding a sense of belonging.
    Kalia Richardson, New York Times, 24 May 2023
  • Some of his perfectionism traces back to a sense of being an outsider.
    Time, 21 July 2023
  • The restaurants and bar are available to outsiders by reservation.
    Brad Japhe, Forbes, 16 July 2023
  • The group’s ties are strengthened by their position as outsiders.
    Erik Gleibermann, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2023
  • Some outsiders wonder whether journals will make good on promises to crack down.
    Byjeffrey Brainard, science.org, 9 May 2023
  • Simpson has been a popular pick for the starting role from outsiders.
    Matt Stahl | Mstahl@al.com, al, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Today, a lot of Mormon church life remains a mystery to outsiders, and that is by design.
    Aj Willingham, CNN, 29 Apr. 2023
  • They’re forged by being outsiders, and that has always been what makes a great Ghostbusting team.
    Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Mar. 2024
  • But it’s told from an outsider’s point of view: a pinch-me-I’m-dreaming day in the life of a nobody who stumbles into the sparkling glitter globe of showbiz.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 1 Sep. 2023
  • These outsiders were a new generation of critics who, inspired by Welles, understood the art of the director to be the art of youth and of the times.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2023
  • The outsiders’ task was to ensure that, over three secret visits, the weapons were placed under and remained under seal.
    Alan Cowell, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2023
  • Tom’s inability to keep up becomes the true mark of his outsider status.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 June 2023
  • To an outsider, the mix of tactical terms, names and seemingly random tasks spread across those whiteboards feels like a maze.
    Peter Rauterkus, Dallas News, 18 Aug. 2023
  • The Wa, notorious headhunters, liked to arrange long rows of skulls on pikes, and would sometimes kill outsiders on sight.
    Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 14 Dec. 2023
  • The two connected and developed a lasting bond as weirdo outsiders adjacent to the scene.
    Pitchfork, 4 Dec. 2023

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