Sentence examples for unfamiliar feature from inspiring English sources

The outhouse drama, always the first scene in Mooshum's story of that momentous day, was filled with the sort of details that my brother and I found interesting; the outhouse — which was an exotic but not unfamiliar feature — and the horror of the birds' death by excrement gripped our attention.

Of course, all those new high-tech gizmos on the market come with unfamiliar features and controls that are sometimes hard to understand and set up.

Based on their previous knowledge of language and interculture, learners are encouraged to notice and make comparisons between unfamiliar features with known ones.

It was found that prior knowledge of features or functions of the camera allowed participants to use those features intuitively, whereas unfamiliar features or functions had to be figured out, which was more time consuming and effortful.

But many more casual members may become frustrated by unfamiliar features, etiquettes and user interfaces and can bring down satisfaction scores.

However, humans place a great deal of importance on physical attractiveness when at the beach, and someone who has gills, a totally unfamiliar physical feature for humans, would likely cause upset and be socially rejected by people who observe them, like Kevin Costner in Waterworld.

There are some old favourites, but I was dazzled by the number of unfamiliar poets featured, particularly those translated from other languages.

From the small state of Manipur, she has come to work in New Delhi, where her unfamiliar northeastern features inspire subtle forms of racism.

All eyes are on the conductor as he begins to direct the musicians, with their unfamiliar instruments featuring microphones in unlikely places, through a highly experimental performance, all  high-pitched elastic wobbles and percussive purring.

Google Now, for those unfamiliar, is a feature designed for users of Android devices, which learns from your current search behavior and then proactively provides you with information based on its understanding of you and your interests.

In particular, education has a significant feature unfamiliar to most legislators and business leaders (as well as some prominent business-leaders-turned-philanthropists), who tend to view it as a process that takes a raw material -- incoming students -- and produces graduates who emerge at the other end with knowledge and skills that society finds of value.