- present participle of acquire.
acquiring
Example Sentences
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He joins others who were in danger of acquiring the journeyman tag before their 23rd birthday.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
The Chargers got another infusion of promising tight ends in the offseason, acquiring free agents David Njoku and Charlie Kolar, both of whom thrived elsewhere.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
In less than four seconds—according to butterflies let loose in my stomach—the Bentley swept past 60 mph, casually acquiring a kinetic energy of nearly one megajoule, roughly equivalent to a stick of dynamite.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
American companies are acquiring producers outside the U.S. or inking deals to buy their materials.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Hublin says, “We are always acquiring, yes? All across the world, industrialization endangers mineral deposits. We collect as many types of minerals as exist. To a curator, none is superior to any other.”
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
