versant
Example Sentences
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A gadget lover, Alexander is known to roll up his sleeves to become versant with the latest security technologies.
From Reuters • May 26, 2013
He requested to know what these secrets were, on which I informed him that I was thoroughly versant in the construction of all manner of guns and artillery.
From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 07 by Kerr, Robert
Had they been more versant in the periodical literature of the day, they might in this 'slashing' style have caught perhaps a glimpse of the future candidate for their borough, the Right Honourable Nicholas Rigby.
From Coningsby by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield
There is hardly any versant or shed; in places the land sinks below the water-level; and, despite the excellent brick sewers, the showers prefer to sop and sod the soil.
From To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
For this purpose, they gave orders to Diego Garcias de Alfaro, an inhabitant of Lima who was versant in maritime affairs, to repair and fit out the two barks which had drifted on shore.
