How to Use familiarity in a Sentence

familiarity

noun

• He spoke to everyone with the easy familiarity of an old friend.
• Brand said the familiarity between the teams at times brought the emotions to the surface.
  — Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Mar. 2023
• Plus, there’s the danger of familiarity, of echoing the grand and epic scores of war films past.
  — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Feb. 2023
• But too many changes come at the cost of the familiarity the show built with its audience.
  — Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic, 25 July 2022
• Her deep familiarity with the city was part of the reason that she was selected for the job.
  — Abigail Gruskin, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2023
• There is a vividness and a familiarity in the work as if we’ve been transported to the past.
  — Tom Teicholz, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2022
• The Merkava has a unique design, while the Leopard has familiarity and seems to ride as smooth as the Abrams.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 1 Nov. 2022
• The new familiarity between Hall and Epps is a common theme across the rest of the roster.
  — Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 Aug. 2022
• When choosing a sitter, familiarity is the name of the game.
  — Marisa Sloan, Discover Magazine, 28 Feb. 2023
• The recent familiarity could help in front of a home crowd.
  — Kyle Foley, Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2024
• And so there’s a familiarity and a comfort to that to some extent.
  — William Earl, Variety, 9 Nov. 2023
• So if not familiarity, what drew the Cowboys to drafting Brooks with the 244th pick?
  — Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News, 30 Apr. 2023
• Khan, the youngest member of the team by more than a year, felt a sense of familiarity with Pakistani players.
  — Shakeia Taylor, Chicago Tribune, 14 Nov. 2022
• There was a familiarity in the ways people talked about her race.
  — Hazlitt, 3 May 2023
• Oregon State will have its hands full with the dual threat Cordeiro, but at least the Beavers have some familiarity.
  — Ndaschel, oregonlive, 2 Sep. 2023
• Being in the same room with these artists, a comfort and familiarity rises to the surface.
  — Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024
• There's a familiarity and a rapport that has been built over time.
  — CBS News, 26 Feb. 2024
• Like most people who frequent the Blue Fin, that familiarity and lack of modern touches is as much of a draw as the food and prices.
  — AZCentral.com, 7 Nov. 2022
• The idea was that familiarity was the best way for Prescott to continue to grow as a quarterback.
  — Dallas News, 29 Jan. 2023
• Naming the killer before the detective(s) often has more to do with one’s familiarity with the genre than with any clues that might have been offered.
  — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2022
• The cubs have been left alone because their familiarity with the area will boost their chances of survival, police said.
  — Jesse Leavenworth, Hartford Courant, 13 May 2022
• The game is named for Hall of Famer Gordie Howe and requires a savant-like familiarity with hockey.
  — Laine Higgins, WSJ, 6 June 2022
• For the designer, that kind of familiarity was a good thing.
  — Alyssa Bird, ELLE Decor, 4 Jan. 2023
• McVay said the Rams signed Winn because of his familiarity with the Rams’ system.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2023
• Backup Tyler Huntley will start in his place, who the Browns have some familiarity with.
  — Ashley Bastock, cleveland, 17 Dec. 2022
• There’s a familiarity with her, but also the opportunity to present her to the world in a brand new way.
  — Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Aug. 2022
• That level of familiarity will be the challenge this week for a BYU offense trying to get back on track.
  — Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 Sep. 2023
• There is a familiarity from the sounds emitting from the lone instrument.
  — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2023
• At the very least, online learning presents a free opportunity to expand your familiarity with the tech around AI.
  — Chris Westfall, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
• Shortening someone’s name can be a sign of familiarity.
  — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2025

Last Updated: 23 Jan 2025