be familiar

Example Sentences

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Many rail passengers in the UK will be familiar with the frustrations of on-board wi-fi.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Luis’s name will be familiar to some readers from the manifesto he co-authored last year for European competitiveness.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

One pays faithful homage to the original film noir titles of the 1940s, while the latter aims to entice audiences who might not be familiar with the monochromatic palette.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

"The public may be familiar with the Princess Mary Christmas tins of World War One, but this Boer War issue was the precursor," he said.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

The final key to using sequences of tenses should be familiar from our discussion of if And then.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker