How to Use familiar with in a Sentence

familiar with

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  • To keep up with the flow of orders, ACA added staffers who weren’t always familiar with the job.
    Daniel Gilbert, Washington Post, 15 Jan. 2024
  • Viking is scheduled to price on April 30 and trade the next day, a person familiar with the deal told Fortune.
    María Soledad Davila Calero, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2024
  • For those familiar with a wacky rig, the neko rig looks very similar.
    Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 16 May 2024
  • For those not familiar with Portillo's, the chain will be offering a taste of its menu items ahead of the opening.
    Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 18 Mar. 2024
  • Carneiro said none of his staffers was familiar with anyone involved in the shooting.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Oct. 2023
  • For those not familiar with Bakker, his likeness has been featured in the Jurassic Park movies.
    Amy Carleton, Charlotte Observer, 16 May 2024
  • Two sources familiar with the planning cautioned that details for the visit were still in flux, including the time of the event.
    Lawrence Andrea, Journal Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2024
  • Anyone familiar with the TikTok dance challenges will clock the pattern of these videos.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Texans are familiar with the chorus of cicadas that fills the air on hot days of early July.
    Robert Higgs, cleveland, 12 July 2023
  • But this success is new and Smith is familiar with the fickle nature of the industry.
    Spin Contributor, SPIN, 31 May 2024
  • The meeting was pleasant, and lasted more than an hour, a person familiar with the meeting said.
    Maggie Haberman, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Greene and Trump spoke over the weekend and Trump urged her to back down, according to a source familiar with the conversation.
    Eric McDaniel, NPR, 8 May 2024
  • This is a tale of Biblical justice served up by a writer who's clearly familiar with the Book of Job.
    and Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 21 June 2024
  • While Milgard is a household name in the West, homeowners elsewhere might not yet be familiar with the brand.
    Barbara Bellesi Zito, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 June 2023
  • Rafferty may be most well-known for playing Donna on Suits, but her kids aren’t familiar with the show.
    Jessica Booth, Peoplemag, 7 June 2024
  • Talks between Lemon and X have been going on for the past six months, according to a person familiar with the matter.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Many are familiar with the Stanley Cup, but the Stanley Pup is something a tad furrier.
    Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 30 May 2024
  • Though the details surrounding his killing were sparse, a source familiar with the case said he was stabbed to death in a fight with another inmate over drugs.
    John Annese, New York Daily News, 20 June 2024
  • Reuters, citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter, reports that the U.S. Department of Commerce could unveil the list in the next few months.
    Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 29 Mar. 2024
  • The documentary ends with a sense of restrained hope, something Browns fans are familiar with.
    Joey Morona, cleveland, 8 Aug. 2023
  • In its first sale of the year, the company has slashed prices 10 percent across the board with discounts up to 25 percent on some larger stones, sources familiar with the matter told the outlet.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Israel has put its military on high alert, a person familiar with the matter told The Wall Street Journal.
    Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2024
  • Advertisement Through a Trump lawyer, Meadows later sent new claims to the group to study, people familiar with the matter said.
    Amy Gardner, Washington Post, 5 June 2023
  • Barkhordar first became familiar with the show during the pandemic when he was asked to play the role of Peyman for an online reading.
    Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2023
  • The New York Times learned the rough dollar amount of her advance, a figure that had not previously been disclosed, from people familiar with the deal.
    Steve Eder, BostonGlobe.com, 27 July 2023
  • If talks resume, it’s expected that the Qataris would play a bigger role in the next round, the second source familiar with the negotiations said.
    Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 21 May 2024
  • That visibility should sway voters who were less familiar with her in the past.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2023
  • Hawaii quickly embraced spam since most people were already familiar with it from the war, which also happened in places like Guam.
    Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Most Americans are familiar with the latest chapters of that story.
    Michael Bobelian, TIME, 7 Oct. 2024
  • Former President Trump was discussed by the suspect as a potential target, but the 2024 scheme wasn’t conceived as a plot to assassinate him, according to a person familiar with the matter, as Reuters previously reported.
    Renee Maltezou, Cassell Bryan-Low, Yannis Souliotis and Phil Stewart, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2024

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