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The phrase "an alien situation" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a scenario that feels foreign, strange, or unfamiliar to someone.
Example: "When I arrived at the new office, I found myself in an alien situation, surrounded by people I had never met before."
Alternatives: "a foreign situation" or "an unfamiliar situation".
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"I'm quite scared of heights so that was a real struggle," says Danielle Paffard, "and being in such an alien situation – shitting in a bag at a great height in high winds".
OK, now I'm imagining more of an Alien situation.
"It wasn't like it is now," says Dave, "this is an alien situation".
Big Brother recognised that there's nothing more fascinating than what people do when they're put in an alien situation and basically left to their own devices to cry and argue.
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The vision of young Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet kissing introduced a completely alien situation.
It would be an alien place.
"He is playing in an alien position.
The video plunges viewers into alien situations, yet there is something familiar about how the camera moves and even how the sounds flow.
In such rare situations, an honorable person, whether an alien or not, would decline the representation.
"Politics" contains a scene that references uploading a virus to an alien mothership, alluding that the solution to the movie Independence Day will not work in this situation.
They often found themselves in situations where, Prime Directive or not, they were forced to meddle in an alien society's development.
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