familiar

Example Sentences

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I’m quite familiar with that one because I was at the Justice Department and reviewed it.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

Breakthrough Energy has been trying to raise several hundred million for a new fund but has run into fundraising challenges, people familiar with the matter said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

The researchers also took advantage of a familiar physical phenomenon known as the coffee ring effect.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

I opened it and found myself reading a familiar passage about the protagonist Winston Smith’s cubicle and the slot in the wall nicknamed the “memory hole.”

From Salon • May 31, 2026

Across the library, Oliver laughed—a warm, familiar sound, although I couldn’t remember hearing him laugh much—and pulled a book out of his backpack.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows