reacquaint
Americanverb (used with object)
Other Word Forms
- reacquaintance noun
Example Sentences
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Parents of teenagers demanding driving lessons will quickly reacquaint themselves with what some car manufacturers call the passenger-side assist grip.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
And as far as issues of people asserting their boarding status go, he says passengers need to reacquaint themselves with the concepts of courtesy and kindness.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 21, 2026
Jill Lepore: I really wanted to reclaim and reacquaint readers with the idea of amendment, or what I call in the book “the philosophy of amendment,” as a founding American democratic and constitutional principle.
From Slate • Sep. 8, 2025
But it was probably more important to him that it made the people who grew up with him happy to reacquaint themselves with him as adults, if they hadn't already.
From Salon • Aug. 1, 2023
Occasionally, I brought Desdemona’s food trays out and for a few minutes would reacquaint myself with her time-capsule life.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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