"U.S. soldiers, with whom I now have more than a passing acquaintance, joke that they track my movements in order to know where they will be deployed next."
"An acquaintance of my husband with a long criminal record and a record of mental illness walked into a pawnshop, ... It took him about five minutes to purchase a shotgun. He handed it to Kurt on April 6, and on April 7 he was found dead. That's how easy it is."
"A woman who can't forgive should never have more than a nodding acquaintance with a man"
"There are, in fact, significant gaps, however the close acquaintance and the framework of relationships existing between the sides are likely to aid in settling the conflict,"
"Mr. Rove remembers they had met at a political event in the 1990s. Since then, he would describe him as a casual acquaintance."
"The mere process of growing old together will make the slightest acquaintance seem a bosom friend."
"He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves, and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper. This amicable conflict with difficulty helps us to an intimate acquaintance with our object, and compels us to consider it in all its relations. It will not suffer us to be superficial."
"Charlie and I are friends personally just from our acquaintance through the NFL ... but we probably know each other better from an X's and O's standpoint."
"What is meant by a "knowledge of the world" is simply, an acquaintance with the infirmities of men"
"I know quite enough of myself, said Bella, with a charming air of being inclined to give herself up as a bad job, "and I don't improve upon acquaintance . . . ""