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 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • But few people are familiar with the town itself, a medieval hamlet in the upper valley of the Saane River in western Switzerland.
    Ingrid K. Williams, Travel + Leisure, 6 Jan. 2024
  • The trip is part of an end-of-year fundraising blitz aimed at boosting Biden’s fourth-quarter haul to a target of around $67 million, according to a source familiar with the campaign figures.
    Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2023
  • The company lost $30 million to $40 million last year, said two sources familiar with the matter who were not authorized to comment.
    Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2024
  • This is the first instance of this issue being reported on a 737 Max, according to a source familiar with the matter, but not the first instance on any Boeing plane.
    Pete Muntean, CNN, 7 Mar. 2024
  • That will come after Ramsay has gotten familiar with the roster and more comfortable with his first leadership role with a first team in MLS.
    Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Because of those other cases, authorities believe Wilder may have been familiar with the area where Ellery Jane Doe was found.
    Veronica Fulton, NBC News, 10 Dec. 2023
  • The new business is a top priority for TikTok, which aims to sell $17.5 billion worth of goods in the US this year, people familiar with the matter said earlier this month.
    Alex Barinka, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Zhu now just has 10 direct reports, almost all of whom are based in Asia, according to other people familiar with the matter.
    Dana Hull, Fortune Asia, 8 May 2024
  • At least 50% of the people in some teams were falling short on meeting the return-to-work policy, currently at least two-days a week, a person familiar with the matter told the outlet.
    Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 29 Jan. 2024
  • The wire service also learned from two U.S. officials familiar with the sanctions that the announcement could come as early as Monday.
    Greg Wehner, Fox News, 21 Apr. 2024
  • Already, the company has sold a significant portion of prominent spots in the first half of the game, according to three people familiar with the matter, and a good chunk of the same in the third quarter.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 12 July 2023
  • The union initially demanded a 40% raise over four years, later coming down to 36%, according to people familiar with the talks.
    Jeanne Whalen, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Sep. 2023
  • In recent days the UAW has been demanding a 36 percent raise over four years, down from an initial demand of 40 percent, according to people familiar with the talks.
    Jeanne Whalen, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2023
  • According to several people familiar with the deal, the license fee is less than $10 million plus a percentage of the ad revenue taken in by CBS.
    Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2024

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