How to Use unfamiliar in a Sentence

unfamiliar

adjective
  • The book is full of unfamiliar words.
  • He gets nervous when he is in unfamiliar surroundings.
  • And so for many of us, this is an unfamiliar world.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
  • If an app name looks unfamiliar or feels rushed, skip it.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Dec. 2025
  • Then an unfamiliar voice came on the line.
    — Gavin J. Quinton, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
  • That’s true even when the task is unfamiliar.
    — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
  • This is not an unfamiliar tap dance.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2026
  • The agent driving the car was new and unfamiliar with the back roads.
    — Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 29 Dec. 2024
  • Frames from one of his hives had been replaced with ones that were unfamiliar.
    — Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2021
  • Even if the names are unfamiliar, Reeve has a lot to work with.
    — Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 4 May 2026
  • Her new work was hard and unfamiliar, and her nights weren’t a whole lot better than her days.
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 24 Feb. 2026
  • His son stirred, half asleep, and blinked up at Khaled’s unfamiliar face.
    — Mosab Abu Toha, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
  • There’s never a great time to test out if your baby can sleep in an unfamiliar space.
    — Stephanie Wu, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Nov. 2021
  • This was not an unfamiliar feeling to me.
    — Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
  • Andy was unfamiliar with the sports world and worried that his son would get swallowed up in it.
    — Tim Rohan, NBC news, 2 June 2026
  • New policies might seem as strange or unfamiliar as these measures did at the time.
    — Marie Helweg-Larsen, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2026
  • For products new or unfamiliar to consumers, test a wider range of price points.
    — Roger Dooley, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Heavy luggage, hours of sitting and unfamiliar beds are hard on the spine.
    — Sherry McAllister, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • Even a small, unfamiliar charge can signal fraud.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
  • 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
  • And though some words on the menu may be unfamiliar, there’s no pretense at Purslane.
    — Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Watch for file names made of random numbers or unfamiliar names.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 Jan. 2026
  • The question is, will those unfamiliar with this iconic story be able to get in on the fun too?
    — Ariana Garcia, Chron, 31 Oct. 2022
  • But even before that, the world had started to seem unfamiliar to her because of her grief.
    — Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 18 May 2025
  • He was left with an unfamiliar emptiness.
    — Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Because the hotel is so new, many taxi drivers may be unfamiliar with it.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Even those unfamiliar with the story are likely to scoff at the new plot contrivances.
    — Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 19 Mar. 2026
  • What is happening now has taken our city to a place that feels unfamiliar.
    — Andrea Levine O’Rourke, Sun Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2026
  • For those unfamiliar with the game, the fast‑moving tiles can look confusing.
    — Bo Evans, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Even those unfamiliar with the series are blown away by the rides and breathtaking scenery.
    — Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping, 22 Feb. 2023

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