unacquainted

Example Sentences

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Writing the screenplay for “Women Talking” required a rigor and ruthlessness I was previously unacquainted with.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2023

If you're unacquainted with ciders, wondering what differentiates it from apple juice, or have yet to utilize cider in a savory capacity, look no further!

From Salon • Oct. 13, 2022

And young, unacquainted with despair and allergic to the idea that anything is too late.

From Washington Post • Aug. 9, 2021

He was regularly called a Renaissance man, and although he disliked the term, which he said was invariably used “by people unacquainted with the Renaissance,” it fit him well.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 27, 2019

Nurse Cramer was a good- hearted, sentimental creature who rejoiced unselfishly at news of -weddings, engagements, births and anniversaries even though she was unacquainted with any of the people involved.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller