Examples (10)
- The concept of a nine-to-five job was utterly alien to the freelance artist.
- After years in the city, the silence of the countryside felt utterly alien to her.
- The bizarre, glowing fungi made the cave's ecosystem look utterly alien.
- To many, the political system of the small, isolated nation seemed utterly alien.
- His way of thinking, devoid of any sentiment, was utterly alien to me.
- The social etiquette of the Victorian era would be utterly alien to most people today.
- She found the idea of arranging a marriage for her children utterly alien to her values.
- The landscape of the volcanic island was stark and utterly alien.
- Having grown up with instant communication, the idea of waiting weeks for a letter was utterly alien.
- The language and customs were so different that at first, everything felt utterly alien.