au fait
Example Sentences
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Variety described it as "dutiful fan service, sure to satisfy legions of cultists cosplaying in tweed, but not unapproachable to viewers who aren't entirely au fait with the show".
From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026
However, Nelson is less au fait with Asian finance and politics than his predecessor, Mark Tucker, a veteran of Hong Kong’s insurance industry.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025
But perhaps the McLaren driver was not completely au fait with Max Verstappen’s day.
From BBC • Mar. 22, 2024
If you are not au fait, then pimple popping is the trend for filming, up close and personal, the act of popping, squeezing or otherwise removing blackheads, cysts and other dermatological dementors.
From The Guardian • Nov. 19, 2019
She dressed well, professed to know everybody, and to go everywhere, was au fait of all the gossip of the day, and could always furnish ample food for the too prevailing appetite for scandal.
From Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners by Leslie, Eliza
