unfamiliar place

collocation in English

meaningsofunfamiliarandplace

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unfamiliar
adjective
uk
/ʌn.fəˈmɪl.i.ər/us
/ʌn.fəˈmɪl.i.jɚ/
not known ...
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place
noun
uk
/pleɪs/us
/pleɪs/
an area, town, ...
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(Definition ofunfamiliarandplacefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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They showed people in transition, coming to anunfamiliarplaceand beginning a new life.
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They are more advantageous than long canes when one is in anunfamiliarplace.
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At first, as he takes the stage, the dancer's movements are studied and careful, as if he were seeking out foes in anunfamiliarplace.
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Many houses were destroyed and many, especially the elderly, had to move to unfamiliar places, and some of them died without anyone realising.
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She is spatially bound in her leisure activities and seldom ventures to unfamiliar places by herself.
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That is particularly true when children are in unfamiliar places.
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It has always been easier to persuade big firms to go to unfamiliar places than small firms.
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I know that people are exceedingly reluctant to go to new homes and to work in unfamiliar places.
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The second requires conventional armed forces to be able to deploy quickly to unfamiliar places, to deal with unpredictable situations, usually acting in concert with allies.
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As the war ended, these people found themselves in unfamiliar places facing an uncertain future.
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He showed skill in observing unfamiliar places and reporting on them.
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His wife was almost always at his side to guide him in unfamiliar places and inform him of the people around him.
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Consumers of literature make ventures with each piece, innately deviating from literal words to create images that make sense to them in the unfamiliar places the texts describe.
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