How to Use familiarize in a Sentence

familiarize

verb
  • I've been slowly familiarizing myself with the neighborhood.
  • And of course, all of these ideas have one goal in mind: helping kids to familiarize themselves with the Bible.
    Corinne Sullivan, Woman's Day, 5 May 2022
  • The camp is designed to familiarize kids of all ages and skill levels with golf.
    cleveland.com, 5 July 2019
  • Fitch said the question was meant to familiarize the crowd with Khan's background.
    Star Tribune, 30 July 2021
  • The Rings of Power has allowed fans to familiarize themselves with the events that led to the creation of the rings of power.
    Theara Coleman, The Week, 22 Oct. 2022
  • That means the show has eight episodes to familiarize the audience with at least nine books' worth of world-building.
    Quinci Legardye, Marie Claire, 26 Apr. 2021
  • At the very least, familiarize yourself with the test, the types of questions, and the instructions for each section.
    Brennan Barnard, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2023
  • Voters should familiarize themselves with the look of the vans, and take care not to hand their ballot over to anyone else.
    Dara Kam, sun-sentinel.com, 17 Oct. 2020
  • The course familiarizes people with the rules of the water, how to navigate, what the signs mean, when to go fast, and how to cross paths with certain boats.
    Emily Himes, miamiherald, 2 July 2018
  • The researchers first had to familiarize the females with the device—a process that could take several weeks to months.
    Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Aug. 2021
  • The team took a trip to the Liberty Bowl last Saturday during a bye week to re-familiarize with the home field.
    Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 17 Oct. 2020
  • Lewis said the idea is to familiarize staff at these venues with their own approach to emergencies.
    Perry Vandell, azcentral, 27 Aug. 2019
  • The first is to familiarize yourself with how the Academy Awards work.
    Vulture, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Once you’ve been familiarized with the concept of small plates and sharing food, the waiter walks you through each section of the menu with painstaking care.
    Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Crews go through a full pit stop and make adjustments to their routines and get familiarized with their spot on pit road.
    Dawn Mitchell, Indianapolis Star, 25 May 2018
  • Justine [Siegal], who is our baseball coach, did a little bit of catch with me just to familiarize me with the world.
    Devan Coggan, EW.com, 26 Aug. 2022
  • The site of the bottles had been an army camp during the war, and the bottles had been used to expose troops to very small amounts of the gas to familiarize them with mustard gas’s unique smell.
    Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 19 June 2020
  • But until the next great space telescope comes along, Webb will familiarize us with the range of alien atmospheres in the cosmos.
    Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 19 July 2022
  • Make several test calls to Aira so an agent can familiarize you with the system.
    Yomi S. Wrong, latimes.com, 10 June 2019
  • Athletes familiarize themselves with the course, making painstaking notes and shooting video that will be referred back to time and again in the lead-up to the Games.
    Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2022
  • But that’s more to familiarize themselves with discussion points for the draft room.
    Evan Grant, Dallas News, 27 May 2021
  • So now is the perfect time to familiarize yourself with every hill, crater, and crevice on the lunar surface.
    Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 30 Sep. 2019
  • With summer right around the corner, there's no better time to get familiarized with the city's diverse host of icy goodies.
    Fernando Ramirez, Houston Chronicle, 11 May 2018
  • Ask about those features as well during the drive to familiarize yourself with their sound and meaning.
    Edmunds, chicagotribune.com, 14 Apr. 2021
  • The stories below will help familiarize you with what races are on the ballot and give you practical advice on how and where to vote.
    Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2022
  • While some dive buddies have dived together in the past, others must familiarize themselves with a buddy on the day of a dive.
    Andrew Boryga, sun-sentinel.com, 2 Oct. 2019
  • Zimmermann has spent the spring trying to familiarize himself with the nuances of that switch.
    Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2021
  • Frank Siegien watched a lot of his brother’s games over the years, which familiarized him with the competition level and style of many of the conference’s squads.
    Steve Reaven, chicagotribune.com, 15 July 2019
  • Just make sure to familiarize yourself with the travel system before the flight to ensure swift movement through the airport and plane.
    Noah Kaufman, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Sep. 2024
  • The chef discussed his desire to familiarize his compatriots with true Ukrainian cuisine, his commitment to feeding them throughout the war, and the role of food in defining national identity.
    Martin Kuz, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Oct. 2024

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