cognizant
adjective
cog·ni·zant
ˈkäg-nə-zənt 
: knowledgeable of something especially through personal experience
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Examples of cognizant in a Sentence
Not like some college kid beaming in blissful ignorance, but rather like a worldly 23-year-old, self-aware and fully cognizant of the dire straits he's entering.
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Jody Berger, ESPN, 14 June 1999
… the idea of a machine cognizant of that human Achilles' heel, emotion, can conjure more sinister images—like HAL, the savvy, menacing computer in "2001," whose fear that he would be unplugged led him to kill all but one of the crew members on a space mission.
—Daniel Goleman, New York Times, 7 Jan. 1997
… to assure you that I am neither privy to, nor cognizant of, any such clique; and that I most potently disbelieve in the existence of any such.
—Abraham Lincoln, letter, 13 Oct. 1849
He is cognizant of his duties as a father.
not fully cognizant of the details of the trade agreement
Jody Berger, ESPN, 14 June 1999
… the idea of a machine cognizant of that human Achilles' heel, emotion, can conjure more sinister images—like HAL, the savvy, menacing computer in "2001," whose fear that he would be unplugged led him to kill all but one of the crew members on a space mission.
—Daniel Goleman, New York Times, 7 Jan. 1997
… to assure you that I am neither privy to, nor cognizant of, any such clique; and that I most potently disbelieve in the existence of any such.
—Abraham Lincoln, letter, 13 Oct. 1849
He is cognizant of his duties as a father.
not fully cognizant of the details of the trade agreement
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In planning, organizers are cognizant of the winter holidays and design the event to get people out dining during what are typically slower months for restaurants, Conners said.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2025
Second, the union and players are cognizant that the agency’s five-person board is in flux and could become less favorable to Dartmouth athletes.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 31 Dec. 2024
Artists giving back to their roots and never forgetting the souls that rallied around their artistry is something that country artists are always cognizant of and grateful to do whenever the opportunity arises.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 Dec. 2024
Similar to the novel, which chronicles the wealthy set who have made the Hamptons a playground for the rich, Hedgerow is cognizant of the balance between the new money and the old guard.
—Emma Reynolds, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2025
Second, the union and players are cognizant that the agency’s five-person board is in flux and could become less favorable to Dartmouth athletes.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 31 Dec. 2024
Artists giving back to their roots and never forgetting the souls that rallied around their artistry is something that country artists are always cognizant of and grateful to do whenever the opportunity arises.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 Dec. 2024
Similar to the novel, which chronicles the wealthy set who have made the Hamptons a playground for the rich, Hedgerow is cognizant of the balance between the new money and the old guard.
—Emma Reynolds, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Cognizant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cognizant. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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