She has acquaintance with the game of backgammon. From LearnThat.org.
"Ma foi, Sir," answered she, "because none of my acquaintance is in town.". From Wordnik.com. [Evelina: or, The History of a Young Lady's Entrance Into the World] Reference
The mutual acquaintance is quite the gentleman and has a beautiful family. From Wordnik.com. [Del in KS I had already summised that you are an extaordinary turkey hunter.] Reference
Mac was a good guy and a long-term acquaintance and friend, but he wasn't Council. From Wordnik.com. [Dead Beat]
He also reconnected with Doris Schmitz, an acquaintance from the University of Frankfurt. From Wordnik.com. [Bush Slanders Freedom « Antiwar.com Blog] Reference
You seem to think being overly effusive in (mistakenly) praising an acquaintance is the prime issue. From Wordnik.com. [State of the Race: Steve Poizner (R CAND, CA-GOV). | RedState] Reference
The sea was, however, comparatively calm, thus allowing the passengers to make each other's acquaintance from the beginning. From Wordnik.com. [Three Months in the Soudan] Reference
That "personal acquaintance" is a religious belief, as is the conclusions you are drawing from what historical evidence there is. From Wordnik.com. [De Facto Intelligent Design in Biology] Reference
As a matter of fact the word acquaintance could be substituted in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred where the word friend is used. From Wordnik.com. [Dollars and Sense] Reference
I much prefer the mostly high grade stuff that arrives in zip files or attachments from an acquaintance from a huge international bank. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2003-02-01] Reference
An acquaintance is in it and my parents are coming along with me because they also know him from years back and they like to be supportive. From Wordnik.com. [One of these days… » Hooray!!!] Reference
Annalise de Marillac was an "acquaintance" - he said-of Jamie's, from his former residence in Paris. From Wordnik.com. [Dragonfly in Amber]
Ernest Rainer before their acquaintance was a year old. From Wordnik.com. [Evenings at Donaldson Manor Or, The Christmas Guest] Reference
So, against expectation, my acquaintance was the victor. From Wordnik.com. [A Tramp Abroad — Volume 01] Reference
The greatest man of his acquaintance was the Professor of. From Wordnik.com. [Ishmael In the Depths] Reference
The term acquaintance seems to have gone the way of the unicorn. From Wordnik.com. [A Long-Winded and Somewhat Reluctant Do & Don't List for Newbies Wanting to Reach Out to Authors] Reference
Who would you call when your acquaintance is a nutjob like this?. From Wordnik.com. ["I am Jiverly Wong shooting the people."] Reference
'One old sorcerer of my acquaintance was a most interesting study. From Wordnik.com. [The Quarterly Review, Volume 162, No. 324, April, 1886] Reference
Now, my acquaintance is a man of university education, a quoter of. From Wordnik.com. [White Shadows in the South Seas] Reference
The range of his acquaintance was the widest of any man of his time. From Wordnik.com. [Cambridge Sketches] Reference
The acquaintance was a successful one; very agreeable to both parties. From Wordnik.com. [Coningsby] Reference
One of the most skillful teachers of my acquaintance is a woman down in the grades. From Wordnik.com. [Craftsmanship in Teaching] Reference
One lady of my acquaintance is a Poor Law Guardian and secretary to a labour bureau. From Wordnik.com. [The Angel and the Author, and others] Reference
Mayhew had a story of which a facetious police officer of his acquaintance was the hero. From Wordnik.com. [The History of "Punch"] Reference
M. Janvier, M. Dufau, and all the rest of your acquaintance were the first to come to us. From Wordnik.com. [The Country Doctor] Reference
She knew nothing about the dispute; our acquaintance was a neighbor we had known for one year. From Wordnik.com. [Labor relations, antig�edad, lawsuits] Reference
At night all cats are grey, and in this brother's easy view all his acquaintance were his family. From Wordnik.com. [A Small Boy and Others] Reference
"I don't think I have a personal acquaintance with twenty of them -- a calling acquaintance, I mean.". From Wordnik.com. [The Chautauqua Girls At Home] Reference
The result of the acquaintance is a Heron-centered wine dinner set for June 9 from 6: 30 to 9: 30 p.m. From Wordnik.com. Reference
A form of expression rather familiar for so short an acquaintance, that is, supposing "C" to be a gentleman. From Wordnik.com. [Wired Love A Romance of Dots and Dashes] Reference
She had danced with them and been taken out to supper by them, and had a calling acquaintance with their sisters. From Wordnik.com. [The Search] Reference
I used to tell myself at first that our acquaintance was a stroke of art, and that I was somehow fortifying Carthew. From Wordnik.com. [The Wrecker] Reference
"Thirty years," replied he, glancing at me with a smile, as though the acquaintance was a pleasant thing to contemplate. From Wordnik.com. [Seek and Find or The Adventures of a Smart Boy] Reference
If she does not care to establish a calling acquaintance she may respond by sending one of her own cards on the receiving day. From Wordnik.com. [Etiquette] Reference
Eben and Noodles braced themselves up at this, and tried to look as though they had no calling acquaintance with such a thing as fatigue. From Wordnik.com. [Boy Scouts on a Long Hike Or, To the Rescue in the Black Water Swamps] Reference
After a little reflection, she wrote him a note, recalling their acquaintance and the fact that she had known his poor brother very well. From Wordnik.com. [The White Sister] Reference
Our acquaintance is very brief: no matter, I love you. From Wordnik.com. [Spector - Criticism - Critical Contexts] Reference
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