Sentence examples for quite alien from inspiring English sources

"It's quite alien to me," he replies.

Such distinctions based on ethnicity are quite alien to American political values.

Mentioning the word "alien" is quite alien to most reputable newspapers these days.

The Jewish Christians saw the sharing of food with Gentiles as quite alien to their tradition.

The best of them trigger feelings different from and quite alien to our normal experience.

In a way they're very philosophical novels, and that's quite alien to the English reader.

So with a little judicious self-understanding, patience and support, as well as a recognition and awareness of all the changes and possible sadness affecting you, your Middle Schooler may not seem quite so alien after all, and you likely won't seem quite so alienated from them.

So we're pretty rare, if not quite as alien as that initial comment suggests.

It is supposed to be hot here in July, and this week's heat, though more dangerous, doesn't feel quite as alien as the record for April 7 of 92 degrees that New York City reached this year.

And maybe it's too much to hope for, but wouldn't it be wonderful if in the future, men and women didn't feel quite so alien to each other?

One night, though, in about 92 or 93, I saw Corky and the Juice Pigs, and their sketches seemed quite wild and alien and had great music.