acquirement

Example Sentences

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It’s estimated that 90 percent of children with achondroplasia in Italy, his birth country, take surgical means to acquire extra height.

From New York Times • Jan. 24, 2022

Dance phrases seem to acquire extra beats, bumps, hitches, and uglinesses.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 15, 2016

What could make sense for the Bears is to trade down in the first round and acquire extra picks.

From Chicago Tribune • Apr. 23, 2012

The loopholes Epstein used in Boston to acquire extra picks and overpay for young talent are closed.

From Chicago Tribune • Nov. 30, 2011

The differences get starker as wealth accumulates: people acquire extra homes — often stocked with high-tech toys — and engage in more-frequent air travel.

From Nature