How do you use Acquainting in a sentence? See 6 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Acquainting meaning
present participle and gerund of acquaint
Using Acquainting
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of acquaint
Context around Acquainting
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 5 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Acquainting
- In this selection, "acquainting" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, currently, tinubu, themselves, people and himself stand out and add context to how "acquainting" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include are currently acquainting themselves with and but after acquainting him with. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "acquainting" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with acquainting
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He spent ten months travelling through the colonies and acquainting himself with patriots. (13 words)
In 1867 he became a professor in acquainting medical students with the exact physical needs for medical investigation. (18 words)
Lawrence was under my command, but, after acquainting him with my strategical plan, I gave him a free hand. (19 words)
The wife of the outgoing President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has officially engaged wife of the President-elect, Mrs Oluremi Tinubu, acquainting her with duties of the Office of First Lady of Nigeria. (32 words)
On the other hand, action-based training focused on preventing rather than acquainting people with the realities of sexual violence have shown to be more effective in preventing sexual misconduct on campuses. (32 words)
She added that both the defense and state prosecutors are currently acquainting themselves with the materials in the criminal case. (20 words)
Example sentences (6)
She added that both the defense and state prosecutors are currently acquainting themselves with the materials in the criminal case.
The wife of the outgoing President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has officially engaged wife of the President-elect, Mrs Oluremi Tinubu, acquainting her with duties of the Office of First Lady of Nigeria.
On the other hand, action-based training focused on preventing rather than acquainting people with the realities of sexual violence have shown to be more effective in preventing sexual misconduct on campuses.
He spent ten months travelling through the colonies and acquainting himself with patriots.
In 1867 he became a professor in acquainting medical students with the exact physical needs for medical investigation.
Lawrence was under my command, but, after acquainting him with my strategical plan, I gave him a free hand.