Sentence examples for making the acquaintance of from inspiring English sources

Gibbon left England on Jan . 25 , 1763and spent some time in Paris, making the acquaintance of several Philosophes, Denis Diderot and Jean Le Rond d'Alembert among others.

It came about because in 2011, in Nad-e Ali, Helmand, I had the pleasure of making the acquaintance of an interpreter named Khushal.

So began a mode of life that continued for a decade or more — a quiet bachelor existence in Vienna interspersed with sojourns abroad, making the acquaintance of important artistic figures of the day.

Frank Sinatra (a well-placed friend if you happened to be interested in making the acquaintance of compliant young actresses) responds to a reporter's query at the entrance to a pre-inaugural party by snapping, "Where are you from?

Soon after making the acquaintance of the Marquis, Jean arrives at an asylum where the inmates and their keepers may have switched places, amid clouds of chicken feathers and lots of cackling (and clucking).

He was also writing a column for The Houston Post and making the acquaintance of Senator Lyndon Johnson, who turned into a kind of enormous dowry when Valenti married one of Johnson's most devoted aides.

I made the acquaintance of various types.

In 1768 Boulton made the acquaintance of James Watt.

Ignatius made the acquaintance of his younger colleague during his stay at Smyrna.

Eventually they make the acquaintance of another five people, forming the hateful eight.

Mr. Starr made the acquaintance of Jacob Arabov, a Harry Winston for the music world.