The phrase "in acquaintance" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
You can use it whenever you want to express the state of being acquainted with someone or something. Example: "I am glad to have made your acquaintance in this conference."
She argues that the problem in acquaintance rape cases "is that the legal inquiry does come down to whether she asked for it.
But the problem in acquaintance rape cases -- centered as they are on nuanced questions about the accuser's consent and the defendant's understanding of that consent -- is that the legal inquiry does come down to whether she asked for it.
The overall increase stems from a rise in acquaintance rape to 1,278 so far this year from 1,226 last year, and a rise in domestic rape, to 344 this year from 306 last year.
There has been a resurgence of interest in acquaintance theory in the last 25 years or so.
Thought about concrete particulars is ultimately grounded in acquaintance, albeit acquaintance with sense data, while being descriptive.
But Russell still insisted that such thought is ultimately grounded in acquaintance with individuals, albeit not extra-mental individuals.
In fact, people may find themselves confiding in acquaintances and even strangers unexpectedly, without having reflected on the consequences.
Call in acquaintances – previous fashion employers, your great aunt who works for Chanel, parties who expressed an interest at your show or private view.
Each of the characters had something we can relate to in a friend, colleague or acquaintance in real life.
But there the turn in my acquaintance's fortunes was the consequence of a dramatic political reform in his country.
He denied that there was any "impropriety" in his "acquaintance".
