- a variation of acquaintance.
acquaintanceship
Example Sentences
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Our acquaintanceship didn’t start on a promising note.
From Washington Post • Jul. 22, 2022
But it was not until after they bumped into each other on a Washington sidewalk, in 2014, and agreed to get together that their acquaintanceship turned into a romance.
From New York Times • Jul. 1, 2018
We’ve maintained an acquaintanceship at his request, but barely.
From Slate • Feb. 13, 2018
The key phrase was: "Miss Keeler and I were on friendly terms. There was no impropriety whatsoever in my acquaintanceship with Miss Keeler."
From BBC • Dec. 19, 2014
Thanks to his long acquaintanceship with the locker room attendant, he and Maniac were privileged to continue using the Y’s shower facilities at their pleasure.
From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli
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