How to Use familiarize in a Sentence

familiarize

verb
  • I've been slowly familiarizing myself with the neighborhood.
  • The crew came in to look at them all and familiarize themselves with each item.
    — Kathryn Tully, Smithsonian, 1 Apr. 2012
  • What a great way to get around a city; what a great way to familiarize yourself with a city.
    — Jon Wertheim, SI.com, 11 June 2017
  • The camp is designed to familiarize kids of all ages and skill levels with golf.
    — cleveland.com, 5 July 2019
  • Is there anything that can be done to re-familiarize them with the length of the windows?
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The aim of the exercise is to familiarize the first team with the challenge that lies in wait.
    — Rory Smith, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2018
  • With this in mind, familiarize your child with the support available to them and how to access it.
    — Sherri Gordon, Parents, 28 May 2026
  • Lewis said the idea is to familiarize staff at these venues with their own approach to emergencies.
    — Perry Vandell, azcentral, 27 Aug. 2019
  • This will help your dog familiarize themself with the house and reduce the shock when moving day comes.
    — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
  • But his process is just start very slow and familiarize yourself with every single word.
    — Adam B. Vary, Variety, 14 Nov. 2023
  • Those appearances helped to familiarize kids and parents with her as a kids artist.
    — Isaac Weeks, Billboard, 27 Jan. 2018
  • Crews go through a full pit stop and make adjustments to their routines and get familiarized with their spot on pit road.
    — Dawn Mitchell, Indianapolis Star, 25 May 2018
  • That means the show has eight episodes to familiarize the audience with at least nine books' worth of world-building.
    — Quinci Legardye, Marie Claire, 26 Apr. 2021
  • Fitch said the question was meant to familiarize the crowd with Khan's background.
    — Star Tribune, 30 July 2021
  • But that’s more to familiarize themselves with discussion points for the draft room.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 27 May 2021
  • Find out ratings, read reviews, and familiarize yourself with the users on them.
    — Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 25 June 2025
  • Make several test calls to Aira so an agent can familiarize you with the system.
    — Yomi S. Wrong, latimes.com, 10 June 2019
  • Ask about those features as well during the drive to familiarize yourself with their sound and meaning.
    — Edmunds, chicagotribune.com, 14 Apr. 2021
  • Why not guide them through with cooking kits that will teach new recipes and familiarize them with tools and ingredients?
    — Kristen Massad, Dallas News, 21 June 2019
  • Voters should familiarize themselves with the look of the vans, and take care not to hand their ballot over to anyone else.
    — Dara Kam, sun-sentinel.com, 17 Oct. 2020
  • This helps familiarize your pet with the process, and can minimize fear and anxiety.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 15 June 2021
  • That also had a huge effect in familiarizing the public with their plight.
    — Kevin Dickinson, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
  • So, familiarize yourself with the three Ps and how to optimize them all.
    — Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
  • After a few rooms of simple puzzles to familiarize you with the controls, things get tricky pretty fast.
    — Pete Keeley, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 June 2019
  • So now is the perfect time to familiarize yourself with every hill, crater, and crevice on the lunar surface.
    — Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 21 Apr. 2022
  • The researchers first had to familiarize the females with the device—a process that could take several weeks to months.
    — Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Aug. 2021
  • So, she's had to familiarize herself with the technology to be able to support her clients.
    — Rhitu Chatterjee, NPR, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Zimmermann has spent the spring trying to familiarize himself with the nuances of that switch.
    — Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2021
  • With summer right around the corner, there's no better time to get familiarized with the city's diverse host of icy goodies.
    — Fernando Ramirez, Houston Chronicle, 11 May 2018
  • At the very least, familiarize yourself with the test, the types of questions, and the instructions for each section.
    — Brennan Barnard, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2023

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