How to Use in the know in a Sentence
in the know
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That seemed like a meaningful detail to people who were in the know and felt the authenticity of the locations.
—Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Sep. 2021
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For those of us up at the top of the industry who are ‘in the know,’ this sometimes means hours per day of helping make arrangements for friends and colleagues all over the world.
—Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
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And Jeopardy’s clue writers are generally considered to be pretty in the know.
—Louis Peitzman, Entertainment Weekly, 29 June 2026
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Those in the know come for the raw bar—which is what colonists were noshing on (not hot dogs) during the nation’s birth, according to a recent NPR story.
—Lanee Lee, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
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For those still not in the know, the last installment saw Enola insecure about proving worthy of the Holmes name, struggling to figure out her own identity while Sherlock was preoccupied with a case of his own.
—Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
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