as in familiarity
knowledge gained by personal experience
Tiffany's acquaintance with cows is limited to a long-ago visit to a petting zoo when she was three
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After feigning ignorance and then glowering at Belinda from across the resort, Greg boldly invites her to his home and to speak privately about their previous acquaintance.
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Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 30 Mar. 2025
He is cast in the drama as Angel, who is an acquaintance of main characters Kimmie and Rain, portrayed by Taylor Polidore Williams and Amber Reign Smith, respectively.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 25 Mar. 2025
Starr has long been a casual acquaintance of Burnett’s, who has won about a million Grammys (13).
—Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2025
During the trip, Bunny is forced to address his self-loathing when an acquaintance from the past offers him an alternative perspective of his love life.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 27 Mar. 2025
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Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 30 Mar. 2025
He is cast in the drama as Angel, who is an acquaintance of main characters Kimmie and Rain, portrayed by Taylor Polidore Williams and Amber Reign Smith, respectively.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 25 Mar. 2025
Starr has long been a casual acquaintance of Burnett’s, who has won about a million Grammys (13).
—Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2025
During the trip, Bunny is forced to address his self-loathing when an acquaintance from the past offers him an alternative perspective of his love life.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 27 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for acquaintance
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“Acquaintance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acquaintance. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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