Sentence examples for initial acquaintance with from inspiring English sources

Any initial acquaintance with this splendid forest tree evokes a wow.

It is virtually a truism among foreigners who have lived here for some time that an initial acquaintance with China - its lavish banquets, elaborate courtesies, physical beauty and lingering sense of mystery - can cause normally hard-headed people to suspend or relax their judgment.

Otherwise, I was totally unprepared for Princeton, in competition with folks who knew vastly more than I. My initial acquaintance with Princeton was "shock and awe". When I approached him for advice, the chair of the department, Robert Dicke, informed me that "better men than I" had flunked out of Princeton.

"Have you ever heard of a book called 'Of Mice and Men'?" Something that our acquaintance with the difficult initials had said kept coming back to me as we went through the list.

His acquaintance with European history is impressive.

Parini quotes Nin's initial description of Vidal ("clear and bright" and "luminous and manly") but little else, and his account of their relationship reveals limited acquaintance with what she wrote.

I'm impatient to renew acquaintance with both.

You have only a passing acquaintance with the truth.

Over time, I developed a nice acquaintance with a customer.

"The acquaintance with the past is a must.

He also gained a thorough acquaintance with the French language.