au fait
Example Sentences
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Variety described it as "dutiful fan service, sure to satisfy legions of cultists cosplaying in tweed, but not unapproachable to viewers who aren't entirely au fait with the show".
From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2026
However, Nelson is less au fait with Asian finance and politics than his predecessor, Mark Tucker, a veteran of Hong Kong’s insurance industry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
It points towards a far more visually literate consumer, who is au fait with the aesthetics of Instagram, selfies, and photography as an everyday language.
From BBC ● Nov. 28, 2017
He then does his homework, immersing himself in music from the relevant genre and era until he’s au fait with the songwriting tropes.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 31, 2016
The military instructors are officers of the federal military organization, educated men, who have seen service, and who are au fait in the theory and art of war.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 95, September 1865 by Various
