familiar

Example Sentences

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When it comes to soup, there’s a familiar script: You boil, you simmer, you tend.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

After a long day of teaching, Rudy Lerosey-Aubril turned to a familiar task: preparing a Cambrian arthropod fossil for study.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

A poet before she was a songwriter, Parks has a knack for dropping you into stories that feel instantly familiar.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

But wealthy nations including Italy and Japan, the court’s largest donor, voted to continue the disciplinary proceedings, officials familiar with the vote said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

The familiar yellow letters reading “FBI” on the back.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller