Sentence examples for familiar a few from inspiring English sources

And as it traces the orbit of their devoted friendship and almost-love, "One Day" turns an episodic story into an anthology of feelings and associations, many familiar, a few surprising, some embarrassing and one or two worth holding onto.

Mr. Strong is no stranger to subtle enhancements of fresh local ingredients, and Mr. Cabral has no fear of listing, among the familiar, a few unusual entrees, like braised pork cheeks and bone marrow.

It's got location; it's got pleasant ambience; it's got a long, interesting and ambitious menu, listing among the familiar a few uncommon offerings like cuttlefish, wild boar, flattened chicken legs, buffalo, and pastas like perciatelli and pappardelle.

So far, so familiar: a few notable exceptions aside, most of the world remains tied to the same model of prohibition that has never done much to stop anyone from taking drugs, or reduce the harm caused by them.

They are familiar (in a few cases all too familiar) to most of this country's serious eaters as authors of cookbooks, as teachers, as television chefs and as subjects of overwrought magazine profiles.

— but many are less familiar, and a few may surprise you.

Here is something familiar to a few inveterate operaphiles and Polish patriots.

When it comes to tap dancing, most Americans are only familiar with a few big names.

The report pins most of the blame on those depressingly familiar culprits, a few soldiers who behaved badly.

Yet the very concept on which the movement is based became familiar only a few decades ago when it profoundly reshaped our hopes for an improved humanity.

Anyone with a glancing interest in theater will be familiar with a few immortal phrases from "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin' " or "Some Enchanted Evening".