How to Use acquire in a Sentence

acquire

verb
  • The two ships were acquired by the navy after the war.
  • The old word has acquired a new meaning.
  • The team acquired three new players this year.
  • He is studying the way that language is acquired by children.
  • This apparently minor event has acquired increasing significance in recent weeks.
  • The brand was was acquired by Yum!
    — Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 30 Apr. 2026
  • What can the Chiefs acquire in a trade-back?
    — Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2026
  • The body does not make omega-3s, so they must be acquired through food.
    — chicagotribune.com, 28 Sep. 2017
  • Those are tough to acquire when shots carom all over the gym.
    — Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 Apr. 2022
  • Who would acquire the movie rights has been about a year-long contest.
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 20 June 2026
  • But that would grow based on salaries of players acquired in those trades.
    — Barry Jackson and Clark Spencer, miamiherald, 30 Oct. 2017
  • Blue Swan acquired it for Italy.
    — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 15 May 2026
  • The homes then would take a couple of days to acquire more masks and ramp up.
    — Eric Stirgus, ajc, 13 Mar. 2021
  • No one’s chomping at the bit to acquire Who?
    — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2026
  • The third leg of the table is that people acquire your art.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The real point is not to win or lose, but to covet and acquire.
    — Alex Williams, New York Times, 6 Nov. 2021
  • And Bibb used the chance to acquire two of the tallest players in the class.
    — Aaron Kasinitz, Dallas News, 16 Apr. 2021
  • The effort to acquire the land took years — and required a change in state law.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • So, younger people can now acquire knowledge about it through this movie.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 6 Feb. 2026
  • The Jets acquired Smith in a trade with the Raiders last month.
    — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026
  • The character will acquire new powers and has to learn how to use them.
    — Paulina Jayne Isaac, Glamour, 22 Apr. 2021
  • And Scheyer has leaned all the way in on a program built to acquire it.
    — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 7 Nov. 2022
  • Whether Snead keeps the pick, trades up or moves back to acquire more picks remains to be seen.
    — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2024
  • In a buy-back a firm acquires its own stock to return cash to its shareholders.
    — The Economist, 31 May 2018
  • Tickets are required but are free of charge and can be acquired on the team website.
    — Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 2 May 2026
  • Or is his sole focus now on just acquiring younger talent?
    — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 11 June 2026
  • What are the pros and cons, if any, of being acquired by Glanasol?
    — Sunhee Grinnell, Vanities, 20 Dec. 2017
  • Initially, the plan was to acquire trees and move them quickly to their new homes.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026
  • His goal is not just to help clients acquire luxury goods but to find meaning in them.
    — Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The piece is weather-proof, but will acquire a darker patina over the years.
    — Sarah Bahari, Dallas News, 22 July 2021

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