How to Use unfamiliar with (something) in a Sentence

unfamiliar with (something)

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• The agent driving the car was new and unfamiliar with the back roads.
  — Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 29 Dec. 2024
• Tourists, who are often unfamiliar with the ocean, are at an even greater risk at the beach.
  — Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025
• Doctors tend to be unfamiliar with adult measles, because adults used to not get it.
  — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 7 Apr. 2025
• Smith hopes to spread that experience to a young team unfamiliar with the stage.
  — Myah Taylor, Dallas News, 11 Nov. 2022
• Though plantains are a common staple food around the world, some may still be unfamiliar with them.
  — Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 18 July 2025
• The same poll found that voters are unfamiliar with both candidates.
  — Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
• What was once side-eyed as a funky foreign condiment by those unfamiliar with it, has now become a trendy mainstay.
  — Alyssa Jung, Good Housekeeping, 4 May 2023
• But this is a coaches poll and many of the league's coaches are unfamiliar with Booker's work.
  — Danny Davis, Austin American-Statesman, 31 Oct. 2024
• So, for anyone who might be unfamiliar with Central Six, what do you guys do?
  — Heather Gann | [email protected], al, 10 July 2023
• Both come from the Lansing area, with much of Michigan unfamiliar with them.
  — Jonathan Weisman, New York Times, 12 June 2024
• So, early settlers were unfamiliar with the insects, and some assumed the worst.
  — Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 7 June 2024
• All that time the band has spent playing festivals has paid off in their ability to win over crowds unfamiliar with their work.
  — Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 26 July 2025
• People unfamiliar with Carax’s oeuvre will likely be lost here, while fans and cinephiles will find a hearty meal to feast on.
  — Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
• Her day-to-day life before the war would also be surprising to many unfamiliar with Iran.
  — Jane Arraf, NPR, 29 June 2025
• For those unfamiliar with the process, signing out of Gmail is straightforward.
  — Darlin Tillery, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
• This might come as a surprise to those unfamiliar with labor laws in the United States.
  — Mike Viola, National Review, 6 Nov. 2023
• Those unfamiliar with the play may lose the thread in this iambic marathon as Izzard madly dashes to and fro, making the first act drag.
  — Karen D'souza, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2025
• The two holy women scoured social media for answers and came across a term both were unfamiliar with — perimenopause.
  — Kayla McCormick, NBC news, 23 Mar. 2025
• That could signal that Latinos in Texas are unfamiliar with Biden.
  — James Barragán, Dallas News, 17 Aug. 2020
• For those unfamiliar with German cuisine, Wiener schnitzel is crumbed veal and Blutwurst is blood sausage.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 15 Sep. 2023
• For anyone unfamiliar with the reference, this is a not-so-subtle dig at Kanye West.
  — Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 30 Apr. 2025
• The tune quickly went viral and has spent more than a month reaching both longtime fans of the band and those who were previously unfamiliar with the track.
  — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
• Ian Happ is not unfamiliar with hitting in the Chicago Cubs’ leadoff spot.
  — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 17 Sep. 2023
• There may be hitches, lines to ring the bell and some scratching of heads at the more conceptual work by visitors unfamiliar with the tropes of public art.
  — Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2023
• That’s why so many of the film’s details carry over to the remake, despite the fact that much of the audience was likely unfamiliar with the original.
  — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 15 May 2025
• Much of the Western world is unfamiliar with Cerbera odollam, but those residing in its native range are well aware of the risks.
  — Nina Foster, JSTOR Daily, 30 May 2025
• The tour gave him a reason to speak to audiences who were unfamiliar with the then junior Senator from Illinois.
  — Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
• Whether thou art seasoned or unfamiliar with the ways of Dragons and Dungeons, all are welcome to partake in this epic tradition.
  — Brittany Delay, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2024
• For those unfamiliar with the very public infidelity and breakup Madix endured, she was cheated on (in her own home) by her boyfriend of a decade with her former good friend.
  — Marianne Garvey, CNN, 29 Mar. 2024
• Some reviewers even go out of their way to coach users unfamiliar with eBird on how to use the database and app to enhance the quality of the information.
  — Jessie Williamson, Outside Online, 4 Dec. 2020