unfamiliar with (something)
idiom
: not having any knowledge of something
I'm unfamiliar with that subject/language.
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Kennedy has, at times, seemed unfamiliar with programs and staff that had been cut, and suggested as many as 20% of the people fired could be brought back if they are deemed essential.
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Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 13 May 2025
Others view them as a hazard, especially for people unfamiliar with how to drive through them.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2025
Gomez said people who are unfamiliar with Salvadoran cuisine should try a classic bean-and-cheese pupusa.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 10 May 2025
Officials worry that bystanders unfamiliar with the game could mistake a player for a threat.
—Jazmin Towe, Parents, 9 May 2025
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Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 13 May 2025
Others view them as a hazard, especially for people unfamiliar with how to drive through them.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2025
Gomez said people who are unfamiliar with Salvadoran cuisine should try a classic bean-and-cheese pupusa.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 10 May 2025
Officials worry that bystanders unfamiliar with the game could mistake a player for a threat.
—Jazmin Towe, Parents, 9 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for unfamiliar with (something)
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“Unfamiliar with (something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unfamiliar%20with%20%28something%29. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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