mutual acquaintance

Frequency: 6.78.8 per million words

A person known by two or more people.

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Examples (10)

  • We discovered we had a mutual acquaintance from college.
  • It turns out we were introduced by a mutual acquaintance at the conference.
  • The business deal was facilitated through a mutual acquaintance.
  • I met my wife at a dinner party hosted by a mutual acquaintance.
  • They bonded over funny stories about their mutual acquaintance, Mark.
  • We were surprised to find out we had several mutual acquaintances in the same industry.
  • Could you ask our mutual acquaintance if she's attending the event?
  • Although they had never met, they trusted each other based on the recommendation of a mutual acquaintance.
  • News of their secret project spread quickly through a network of mutual acquaintances.
  • He's not a close friend, more of a mutual acquaintance I see at social gatherings.