cognoscenti

Example Sentences

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Despite the beacon, only Hanoi’s cà phê cognoscenti seek out this snug shop furnished with four short tables and a small counter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

The curling cognoscenti reckon six wins in the nine round-robin games could be enough to earn a place in Monday's last four, and the GB duo are well on the way.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

The crowd, composed mostly of New York and L.A. rap cognoscenti who had invented or dominated the genre, jeered, nearly heckling Outkast offstage — but not before André reeled off a prophesy.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2023

You know, just a little something for the cognoscenti to have as a little specialness.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 1, 2023

What brought him the scorn of blunter associates, who openly derided him as a crank, assured him a certain deference from the cognoscenti.

From The Collectors by Mather, Frank Jewett