familiar
adjective
commonly or generally known or seen.
familiarly
-
a word derived from
familiar.
Example Sentences
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In north London on Saturday, he was back to his familiarly unpredictable self.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2026
First, and most familiarly, much of the note is simply wrong.
From Slate ● Jan. 20, 2026
After trailing 2-0 entering the seventh inning, the Dodgers surged to life with a familiarly explosive offensive outburst.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2024
Blasto, as it’s called familiarly, lives in the dirt there and few other places.
From New York Times ● Nov. 2, 2022
Anyway he related long pointless anecdotes of his undergraduate days, speaking familiarly of dead and departed professors by their first names, usually incorrect ones.
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
