be familiar

Example Sentences

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While most people might be familiar with helium as a filler for balloons, the gas is used as a coolant, including in semiconductor manufacturing and MRI machines.

From Salon • Mar. 30, 2026

I want to re-create an experience for kids who might not be familiar with their catalog — to feel how their parents felt when they heard “What a Fool Believes.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Sir Chris, who will be familiar to many from his Downing Street briefings during the Covid pandemic, said he was worried the drugs were being seen as the solution to obesity.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

While the stories from the ’70s and early ’80s might be familiar to readers of other Apple-focused histories, Mr. Pogue was right to include them as a part of this definitive history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

“We have to speak with someone. And should something happen to me, I want this person we are going to see to be familiar with your face for future reference. Understand?”

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez