- a variation of acquaintance.
acquaintanceship
Example Sentences
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Our acquaintanceship didn’t start on a promising note.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 22, 2022
That she desperately needs his help, but also spends the first hours of their acquaintanceship pointing her rifle at him, does little to assuage his distrust.
From Slate ● Aug. 1, 2019
Mr. Sexton also feels a connection that goes beyond the usual commercial acquaintanceship.
From New York Times ● Apr. 12, 2018
The key phrase was: "Miss Keeler and I were on friendly terms. There was no impropriety whatsoever in my acquaintanceship with Miss Keeler."
From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2014
Thus Mr. MacQueen and Colonel Arbuthnot provided alibis for each other—two persons between whom it seemed most unlikely there should be any prior acquaintanceship.
From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie
