acquaintance

Separately Donald Shea, a Hollywood stuntman, and Gary Hinman, an acquaintance of the group, were killed by members of the Manson Family.

With every bit of trivia I learned, the walk I thought I knew well surprised me, like a longtime acquaintance shedding their persona, revealing unexpected sides of themselves.

He’s not going to be the “best friend”—or even a nice casual acquaintance—to Jews in the United States.

A day after the riot, in a text message to an acquaintance, Johnston acknowledged being at the Capitol on Jan. 6.

By contrast, consider how, when most people encounter a neighbor or colleague who has just begun to wear hearing aids, they studiously avoid acknowledging the presence of a piece of plastic newly appended to their acquaintance’s ears.