au fait

Example Sentences

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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

But perhaps the McLaren driver was not completely au fait with Max Verstappen’s day.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2024

"In preparation I've been to see an old friend who's getting me au fait with the rules of magic. "The show is going to have a big fantastical element.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2016

He's a Kentuckian au fait with hurricane Sandy benefits and Woody Guthrie tribute albums, whose last album with MMJ, Circuital, was Rolling Stone's 11th best album of 2011.

From The Guardian • Feb. 3, 2013

As usual, the first three or four hours' chat with Helen and Rosalind put him au fait of all that had taken place during his absence.

From The Vicar of Wrexhill by Trollope, Mrs