alien
noun
a creature from outer space; extraterrestrial.
aliens
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pluralof alien.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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It’s such a definitive snapshot of its era, it belongs on one of those records they used to send into outer space to show aliens what life was once like on Earth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
She lists bills that would penalize states that permit abuse of their welfare systems, of which Minnesota is hardly alone, and another that would require deportation of aliens convicted of fraud.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Once activated, they created a kind of wormhole in the pyramid through which altruistic aliens from the star cluster Pleiades would emerge.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
“There are these movies where the aliens are coming, and you see unprecedented levels of cooperation between China and the U.S.,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
But aliens, if they exist, would probably be very different from us.
From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon
