Example sentences for: outsiders

How can you use “outsiders” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • It has always, since long before my time, been the custome for only the first part of a compound to be used, such as my old china (=china plate=mate) or up the apples (= apples and pears = stairs ), and it is generally believed that this practice first began among the semi-criminal classes to render their speech less easily comprehensible to outsiders.

  • Since medieval times, masons had devised confidential phrases and handshakes to recognize fellow craftsmen and protect their trade secrets from outsiders.

  • Historically, the state«s justice agencies have been highly autonomous and distrustful of outsiders.

  • Clinton's recent visit marked the final straw for a quiet community besieged by rich and gaudy outsiders.

  • Either way, he will be made aware of the concern, which is really all that outsiders can do.


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