Sentence examples for previously alien from inspiring English sources

Teatime, a previously alien concept, is now a crucial component of our daily routine.

It boasts a typically nihilist Weeknd lyric – live fast, die pretty – delivered with irresistible bounce and joie de vivre, elements previously alien to The Weeknd's modus operandi.

It has introduced previously alien practices, like computerized bookkeeping and competitive bidding on city contracts, and has begun to investigate past corruption.

Although previously alien to the field of moral cognition and at the outset, these simulated moral action frameworks have allowed us to investigate the embodied nature of personal force and physical contact with greater significance than previously possible.

The skipper - firstly with Ben Stokes (28 from 17 balls) - and then first-match centurion Buttler (41 off 38) built on this platform during a superb period of play in the middle overs that took the hosts from 100-3 to 259 at a pace previously alien to England one-day sides.

Group dialogue also provided members with opportunities to challenge one another's misconceptions about HIV/AIDS, in the process taking ownership of previously alien medical information.

Concentration is something Ben Stokes claims not to have been born with but, after playing the longest innings of his professional career in conditions that had previously been alien to him, the usually hard-hitting all-rounder is demonstrating what significant progress he has made in this department.

While most people have one and the same citizenship throughout life, immigrants may acquire the citizenship of their new country of residence.1 As such, the person who was previously an alien is now a fellow citizen, enjoying the same formal status as people who are 'born' citizens of the country and who have that citizenship running through their family tree.2.2

Woodruff had previously played the Alien in Alien 3, and described the Alien in Resurrection as feeling "much more like a dog.

At most, a Justice Department brief said, "previously admitted aliens who are temporarily abroad now or who wish to travel and return to the United States in the future" should be allowed to enter the country despite the ban.

"Basically what I understand it to be is a fingerprint that was provided to ICE, which ICE was able to check against its record of previously deported aliens," Mr. Mukhi said.