No one in Edinburgh knew them except as recent acquaintances.

I had never met them before, as Robinson was only a recent acquaintance of Parker's.

Thereafter, Clinton had to govern with a staff that was essentially composed of strangers and recent acquaintances.

Tom Strange was able to escape and ran through space for 30 years in order to reach his recent acquaintance and get help.

I know the man only as a recent acquaintance.

But neither was an emotion with which he had much recent acquaintance.

His accomplices were former inmates, school friends and recent acquaintances.

Some of them are recent acquaintances, some have been my friends for more than 25 years.

But at least one person of my recent acquaintance won't be reading it.

The move was a useful one, for his appearance had become so different that none of his recent acquaintances would have recognized him.