Sentence examples for alien to from inspiring English sources

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extraneous to

nonnative to

unrelated to

foreign to

exotic to

The phrase "alien to" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to something that is unfamiliar or strange to someone or something. For example: "The laws of physics were alien to him, so he struggled to understand them."

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It's alien to me.

Independent

She's so alien to me.

The New Yorker

"Capitalism was alien to the intelligentsia.

The Economist

It was totally alien to them".

The New Yorker

That's alien to me.

The Guardian

"Alien" to whom?

The Guardian

"The country became pleasantly alien to me".

The New York Times

"It was all alien to me.

Independent

"Nothing human is alien to supernatural fiction".

The New Yorker

It is a culture alien to Delap.

Independent

Propriety and decorum are alien to Bechdel.

The New Yorker

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irrelevant to

unfamiliar to

strange to

alienated to

foreigners to

overseas to

strangers to

aliens to

stranger to

foreigner to

exogenous to

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