How to Use familiarize in a Sentence

familiarize

verb
  • I've been slowly familiarizing myself with the neighborhood.
  • The camp is designed to familiarize kids of all ages and skill levels with golf.
    cleveland.com, 5 July 2019
  • Make several test calls to Aira so an agent can familiarize you with the system.
    Yomi S. Wrong, latimes.com, 10 June 2019
  • Why not guide them through with cooking kits that will teach new recipes and familiarize them with tools and ingredients?
    Kristen Massad, Dallas News, 21 June 2019
  • Inspect your ride and familiarize yourself with your car's features.
    Christopher Elliott, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024
  • After a few rooms of simple puzzles to familiarize you with the controls, things get tricky pretty fast.
    Pete Keeley, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 June 2019
  • Each one has different rules, so familiarize yourself with them before planning a trip.
    Wes Siler, Outside Online, 22 May 2019
  • Watch it below, and familiarize yourself with the Prince Terrence.
    Katie Bain, Billboard, 10 July 2019
  • There’s also an online resource for newcomers to familiarize themselves with each call.
    Jasmine Johnson, Twin Cities, 8 July 2019
  • Your best bet is to familiarize yourself with the ingredients in your products, including which ones do and don’t play nicely with your skin.
    Jessica Toscano, SELF, 1 Mar. 2019
  • After she was paralyzed, Nichols spent years familiarizing herself with and learning how to move within her body.
    Gianluca Russo, Glamour, 24 Mar. 2019
  • 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
  • Today's visit gave Meghan an opportunity to familiarize herself with the theater's work and staff.
    Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, 30 Jan. 2019
  • And, because this is a zoo, to familiarize the animal with certain behaviors to minimize any anxiety about procedures that have to be done to keep her or him healthy.
    Terry Demio, Cincinnati.com, 30 May 2019
  • The event is also aimed at familiarizing the community with the historical society and the historic schoolhouse.
    Jennifer Bolton, Houston Chronicle, 28 June 2019
  • The company is also responsible for the Lexus ad campaign that familiarized America with giant car bows.
    Aditi Shrikant, Vox, 18 Dec. 2018
  • 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
  • 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 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
  • 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
  • Anyone looking to get an EV has to familiarize themselves with the various connector types.
    Joe Hindy, PCMAG, 8 Aug. 2024

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