Examples of 'acquaintance' in a sentence
Meaning of "acquaintance"
An 'acquaintance' is a noun referring to a person one knows slightly, but who is not a close friend
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- A state of being acquainted with a person; originally indicating friendship, intimacy, but now suggesting a slight knowledge less deep than that of friendship; acquaintanceship.
- A person or persons with whom one is acquainted.
- Such people collectively; one's circle of acquaintances (with plural concord).
- Personal knowledge (with a specific subject etc.).
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An old acquaintance has arrived on this planet.
We only had a passing acquaintance on the stairs.
An acquaintance of mine has a photograph of the suspect.
Please make me your acquaintance from now.
My new acquaintance here just happens to be a pilot.
I am so happy to make the acquaintance of a local personage.
His acquaintance runs a grocery in the country.
I believe our mutual acquaintance called ahead.
Your acquaintance is beginning to rub off on you.
I am grateful for your acquaintance and saving me.
An acquaintance of a friend of mine was being pestered on a social network.
You will go as an acquaintance who behaves himself.
An acquaintance that something strange has happened.
I have made the acquaintance of your father.
An acquaintance of mine is looking for a runaway servant.
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I just feel a passing acquaintance is not enough.
This acquaintance never knows when to leave.
Nobody made the acquaintance like you.
This acquaintance should never have begun.
Very pleased to have made your acquaintance.
I have an acquaintance who deals in these matters.
Oh yes he seemed he was pleasant enough on my first acquaintance.
We had a mutual acquaintance who recommended my services.
Such a pleasure to make your fine acquaintance.
We have an acquaintance who could do the job.
I am pleased to have finally made your acquaintance.
A small acquaintance turned into a long story.
And it is indeed a pleasure to make your acquaintance.
Getting an acquaintance to introduce each other is safer.
Here is a gentleman eager to make your acquaintance.
He thinks my acquaintance has stolen the money.
This negligence had nothing to do with my acquaintance.
And my mother acquaintance showed the leaflet.
I should be very happy to make her acquaintance.
An acquaintance of mine told me about that place.
I have made the acquaintance of one of those.
I could gladly have done without this acquaintance.
Your acquaintance sometimes becomes like a landmark.
I took a good ribbing over our acquaintance.
A new acquaintance recently gave me a bottle of wine.
An honor to have finally made your acquaintance.
An acquaintance who gives away his key.
I am currently helping in the temple school of an acquaintance.
Bumped from acquaintance to old friend in three seconds.
It sure does not sound like an acquaintance rape.
I made his acquaintance just after the war.
This confirmation came out as an old acquaintance.
I regret that our acquaintance should be blown up so soon.
You really should make his acquaintance.
The acquaintance shall ripen slowly.
