Example Sentences

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Newly minted expats get off the plane and immediately step into a whirlwind of unfamiliarity: Language.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026

That demand, he suggested, is less about specific cultural moments - such as space missions or science-fiction references - and more about a general appetite for unfamiliarity and escape.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

That unfamiliarity, rather than being a barrier, actually became the foundation for a very raw and honest kind of communication.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2025

Any blended family that has found a way — through the awkwardness and frustration and unfamiliarity — to affection, even to love?

From Salon • Sep. 29, 2024

He says he doesn’t want anyone to be nervous or undone by the unfamiliarity of the theater.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove