familiar with

idiom

: having some knowledge about (something)

We are familiar with the situation.

I'm not very familiar with that area.

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This is a four-week online course meant to streamline training for those already familiar with the legal aspects of the gig. —

Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 15 Jan. 2026 Night owls will be familiar with the narrative that early risers are inherently better. —

Rebecca Fearn, SELF, 15 Jan. 2026 Roughly half a dozen federal prosecutors in Minnesota resigned this week, and several supervisors in the criminal section of the Civil Rights Division in Washington gave notice of their departures, according to people familiar with the matter. —

Heather Hollingsworth, Fortune, 15 Jan. 2026 Viewers are expected to be familiar with these worlds and their codes without the need for explanation or exposition. —

Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 15 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for familiar with

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