acquaintanceship
- a variation of acquaintance.
- a word derived from acquaintance.
Example Sentences
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The text excludes “casual acquaintanceship or ordinary fraternization in a business or social context.”
From Washington Post ● Jun. 21, 2022
We’ve maintained an acquaintanceship at his request, but barely.
From Slate ● Feb. 13, 2018
"There was no impropriety whatsoever in my acquaintanceship with Miss Keeler."
From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2017
I've never figured out how to handle this without either hurting feelings/ending an otherwise pleasant acquaintanceship or getting stuck spending my time in a way I don't want to.
From New York Times ● Oct. 15, 2016
And I felt the unbroken line of me and of her stretching back from our cribs to the dead guy to acquaintanceship to now.
From "Paper Towns" by John Green
