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Definition of foreign-looking in English: foreign-lookingadjective Exotic or unfamiliar in appearance. a photo of a beautiful foreign-looking woman stalls jammed with colourful foreign-looking fruits and vegetables Example sentencesExamples - Two young men between the ages of 15 and 25 were seen running away from the crime scene; they were described as "foreign-looking" and are now wanted by the police.
- Police questioned the apartment's landlord and were told that Filipinos had rented the apartment, but "foreign-looking men had been frequenting the house."
- The German-born Queen preferred more opulent and foreign-looking objects, acquiring Boulle-style cabinets, as well as ornate French furniture with elaborate mounts.
- Common specimens, such as green beans and onions, are presented in unfamiliar perspectives whereas a closer view of our own organs and tissues reveals a foreign-looking universe housed inside the human body.
- He opens the door and casts a tearful eye on the dignified, elegant, foreign-looking woman who will win his heart.
- These houses were strange, foreign-looking, austere, un-cosy.
- He ran his hands over the oaken surface, tracing the black ironwork that scrolled in an intricate design of vines and foreign-looking symbols across the face of the door.
- When she drew back her veil, we saw a beautiful face, with an olive complexion and black eyes, obviously foreign-looking, yet it would have been difficult to tell what country she came from.
- The foreign-looking barman will stare at you quizzically, but you will muster all the bravado you can, stare him out and repeat the request like he's the world's dumbest mammal.
- The first vaguely foreign-looking person he saw in Blackpool would, as likely as not, receive the full force of his rage, instability and self-righteous brutality.
- He said officers were often reluctant to challenge foreign-looking people for fear of attracting racism complaints which might threaten their career.
- Burly, foreign-looking men were at work on the dock, removing barrels and supplies from the warehouse to a heavily laden barge and three of the ships.
- As she put her card in to the machine she noticed a foreign-looking woman standing extremely close to her.
- At the end some foreign-looking gentleman started haranguing him in a language I didn't understand and Galloway looked even more paranoid than usual.
- What photo teachers love are shots of old people peering out of ornate windows, especially foreign-looking old people and foreign-looking windows.
Synonyms striking, colourful, eye-catching
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