How to Use acquire in a Sentence

acquire

verb
Definition of acquirenext
Synonyms for acquirenext
  • The two ships were acquired by the navy after the war.
  • The old word has acquired a new meaning.
  • The team acquired three new players this year.
  • He is studying the way that language is acquired by children.
  • This apparently minor event has acquired increasing significance in recent weeks.
  • And Bibb used the chance to acquire two of the tallest players in the class.
    — Aaron Kasinitz, Dallas News, 16 Apr. 2021
  • And some would like the state to acquire more public land.
    — Anne Snabes, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Sep. 2020
  • The homes then would take a couple of days to acquire more masks and ramp up.
    — Eric Stirgus, ajc, 13 Mar. 2021
  • Those are tough to acquire when shots carom all over the gym.
    — Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 Apr. 2022
  • But what would the Blazers have to give up to acquire him?
    — oregonlive, 22 June 2021
  • One easy solution might be to acquire a copy of the work.
    — Steven Litt, cleveland, 14 June 2020
  • The goal of the project is to acquire five CNC machines.
    — Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2022
  • The real point is not to win or lose, but to covet and acquire.
    — Alex Williams, New York Times, 6 Nov. 2021
  • The requirement, will to acquire the planes, and the dollars are all there.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 14 Aug. 2017
  • But that would grow based on salaries of players acquired in those trades.
    — Barry Jackson and Clark Spencer, miamiherald, 30 Oct. 2017
  • And Scheyer has leaned all the way in on a program built to acquire it.
    — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 7 Nov. 2022
  • The character will acquire new powers and has to learn how to use them.
    — Paulina Jayne Isaac, Glamour, 22 Apr. 2021
  • The portion of the property the city would acquire sits on the current parking lot.
    — Amelia Pak-Harvey, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Oct. 2021
  • Finally, there’s the money to acquire the land and clean the site.
    — Tom Condon, courant.com, 19 July 2021
  • Then look at the teams those players are leading to the playoffs, and how those teams acquired them.
    — Mike Finger, ExpressNews.com, 15 Feb. 2020
  • The right option should be easy to acquire and fit into your budget.
    — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 26 July 2021
  • The body does not make omega-3s, so they must be acquired through food.
    — chicagotribune.com, 28 Sep. 2017
  • Each, at times, has flashed the upside that led the Clippers to acquire them.
    — Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2021
  • The Jets would at least have to give up a first-round pick and maybe two of them to acquire Rodgers.
    — Antwan Staley, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2023
  • Sometimes the book that jumps isn’t one a collector would have planned to acquire at all.
    — New York Times, 7 May 2022
  • Chester Ashley was one of the first investors to acquire land in the area now known as Scott.
    — Rex Nelson, Arkansas Online, 23 May 2021
  • The land the ranch would acquire would be used for irrigated pasture.
    — Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 May 2022
  • In a buy-back a firm acquires its own stock to return cash to its shareholders.
    — The Economist, 31 May 2018
  • The piece is weather-proof, but will acquire a darker patina over the years.
    — Sarah Bahari, Dallas News, 22 July 2021
  • The Wolves might be able to acquire another one in the draft, if the pingpong balls go their way again.
    — Chris Hine, Star Tribune, 15 May 2021

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