no stranger to

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: someone who has been involved in (something) before
She is no stranger to controversy.

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Rider is no stranger to Celine, having logged a decade as its design director of ready-to-wear from 2008 to 2018, working under its then-creative director Phoebe Philo. — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026 Mexico City is no stranger to larger-than-life sporting events. — Alan Chazaro, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Oct. 2026 Miller—who is no stranger to extramarital tabloid scandals herself—has also mastered her getting-cheated-on performances. — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 24 Oct. 2026 By now, Renate Reinsve is no stranger to the closing-night pomp of the Cannes Film Festival, having won the best actress trophy in 2021 for Joachim Trier’s The Worst Person in the World, her first ever leading role. — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for no stranger to

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