familiar with

idiom

: having some knowledge about (something)
We are familiar with the situation.
I'm not very familiar with that area.

Examples of familiar with in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web At that time, most diners were only familiar with the much more common Southern Chinese cooking out of Chinatown. Lucas Sin, Bon Appétit, 20 Mar. 2024 Despite never playing football at a professional or organized level, Rees-Zammit is familiar with the game having watched the sport from a young age. Sam Joseph and, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024 Measles is a slippery adversary, but public health is intimately familiar with the tools needed to contain it: screening, tracing contacts and vaccinating the susceptible. Apoorva Mandavilli, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024 The working relationship with city agencies was made possible, Henderson said, because residents kept up their end of the bargain by cleaning up the block, putting effort into beautification, and getting familiar with how the city departments could help them. Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024 The protagonists are people who audiences are already familiar with and interested in. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 19 Mar. 2024 For those not familiar with Portillo's, the chain will be offering a taste of its menu items ahead of the opening. Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 18 Mar. 2024 Most people are likely familiar with Experian thanks to its position as one of the largest credit reporting companies in the world. Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2024 Silicon Valley venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz is aiming to raise $6.9 billion from investors for a new collection of funds, including two focused on artificial intelligence, according to a person familiar with the matter. Sarah McBride, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2024

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“Familiar with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/familiar%20with. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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