familiar

Example Sentences

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As Ms. Oyeyemi trains her sharp, unsettling wit on the familiar spectacle of a woman set up as a target for abuse, the novel begins to sing.

From The Wall Street Journal

It was familiar, but he could not begin to say why.

From Literature

As we walk down the platform toward our carriage, I notice a familiar face peering at me from the first-class car.

From Literature

Only then does the familiar work of idea generation begin, as one digs through the landscape for possibilities.

From The Wall Street Journal

So, he issued more of England’s silver coins at familiar face values, while gradually changing the base metal to mostly copper with silver coating.

From Barron's