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Discover Ludwig"sounded foreign" is a correct and usable phrase in written English
It is typically used to describe how something or someone's speech or language sounds unfamiliar or not native to the speaker or listener. Example: The tourist's accent sounded foreign to the locals, making it difficult for them to understand her.
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Some of them sounded foreign, non-European.
The names sounded foreign and far away — Mark Cuban, Shaq, Kirilenko.
One sounded foreign while the other sounded like home.
In the 911 call, she said that the caller had "sounded foreign".
Even if their songs still sounded foreign to me, there was no mistaking the joy and expectation etched onto their faces.
With the end of the War in 1918, punitive action that had been focused on those judged to be unpatriotic was redirected at any person, organization, or idea that sounded foreign.
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"It sounds foreign in a good way".
The Rooney rule sounds foreign because it is foreign.
Eren, stressed on the second syllable, may still sound female — and will certainly sound foreign — to most Americans.
But knowing the reference is not crucial to understanding Mr. Gingrich's intent — the name sounds foreign, and he supplies the word "radical".
Though this concept may sound foreign, Washington has been putting a price on life since the administration of Ronald Reagan — who determined that regulations should pass through a strict cost-benefit analysis, with values placed on factors like life and health.
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