acquaintanceship

Example Sentences

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Drogheda Life journalist Andrew Spearman said he had a "nodding acquaintanceship" with Ms Tyson prior to their interview.

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2024

The text excludes “casual acquaintanceship or ordinary fraternization in a business or social context.”

From Washington Post • Jun. 21, 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

I've never figured out how to handle this without either hurting feelings/ending an otherwise pleasant acquaintanceship or getting stuck spending my time in a way I don't want to.

From New York Times • Oct. 15, 2016

And I felt the unbroken line of me and of her stretching back from our cribs to the dead guy to acquaintanceship to now.

From "Paper Towns" by John Green