familiar

Example Sentences

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Many of us immediately believed the longtime activist not just because of her stature, but because we’re sadly too familiar with the script playing out in real time.

From Los Angeles Times

More recently, he went to Singapore to raise funding for the effort as well, according to people familiar with the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal

You know how, when you really learn a neighborhood, it stops feeling like a single place and starts to break into distinct, familiar stops?

From Salon

At Mexico’s request, the CIA positioned an unarmed Predator drone over a Tapalpa vacation compound, where it observed a man exit a vehicle and warmly embrace Oseguera’s lover, according to people familiar with the operation.

From The Wall Street Journal

Janus Henderson clients and staff urge rejection of Victory Capital Management’s takeover bid, raising concerns about 75% client approval, according to the people familiar with the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal