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Discover LudwigThe phrase "acquired something of" is not standard in written English and may lead to confusion.
It could be used in contexts where one is trying to express having gained a certain quality or characteristic, but it is better to clarify the meaning.
Example: "He acquired something of a reputation for being late to meetings."
Alternatives: "gained a sense of" or "developed a quality of".
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Yet the enlightenment has acquired something of a bad name.
Perhaps Great Man history was dead, but Hobsbawm himself acquired something of the aura of a great man.
Because of the laid-back attitude of Portland, the project has acquired something of a foreign-film feel.
The shugo also administered the judicial proceedings in cases of rebellion and murder, and they thus acquired something of a military hold over each province.
On the West Coast, See's has stores in shopping malls and kiosks in airport terminals, and on the East Coast, it has acquired something of a cult status.
Previously seen in New York in 2004, "Bare" has acquired something of a following as a result of that Off Broadway presentation and similar stagings around the country.
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Thus he acquires something of the aura of a guru.
That scene, featuring Deneuve and Susan Sarandon, helped the film gradually acquire something of a cult following.
A member of a prominent Swiss musical family, he grew up in Berlin and studied violin at the Juilliard School in New York, acquiring something of an outsider's perspective.
Real-life criminals such as the Krays or the great train robbers can acquire something of the allure of their big-screen counterparts.
Their early projects often involved the unauthorized copying of digital-art sites, and they did acquire something of a roguish reputation.
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