cognizant
adjective
cog·ni·zant
ˈkäg-nə-zənt 
: knowledgeable of something especially through personal experience
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Examples of cognizant in a Sentence
Not like some college kid beaming in blissful ignorance, but rather like a worldly 23-year-old, self-aware and fully cognizant of the dire straits he's entering.
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Jody Berger, ESPN, 14 June 1999
… the idea of a machine cognizant of that human Achilles' heel, emotion, can conjure more sinister images—like HAL, the savvy, menacing computer in "2001," whose fear that he would be unplugged led him to kill all but one of the crew members on a space mission.
—Daniel Goleman, New York Times, 7 Jan. 1997
… to assure you that I am neither privy to, nor cognizant of, any such clique; and that I most potently disbelieve in the existence of any such.
—Abraham Lincoln, letter, 13 Oct. 1849
He is cognizant of his duties as a father.
not fully cognizant of the details of the trade agreement
Jody Berger, ESPN, 14 June 1999
… the idea of a machine cognizant of that human Achilles' heel, emotion, can conjure more sinister images—like HAL, the savvy, menacing computer in "2001," whose fear that he would be unplugged led him to kill all but one of the crew members on a space mission.
—Daniel Goleman, New York Times, 7 Jan. 1997
… to assure you that I am neither privy to, nor cognizant of, any such clique; and that I most potently disbelieve in the existence of any such.
—Abraham Lincoln, letter, 13 Oct. 1849
He is cognizant of his duties as a father.
not fully cognizant of the details of the trade agreement
Recent Examples on the Web
The broad idea of a girlboss is in need of reinvention, not a funeral—one that is cognizant of its drawbacks but acknowledges its power and the need for an alternative path.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 19 June 2024
Ramirez noted that officials should be cognizant about the savings actually being passed on to providers who rent their space and that landlords don’t take advantage of the policy.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 June 2024
This, to any cognizant being, is completely and utterly false.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2024
The Trump administration appears cognizant of this reality.
—Alex Vatanka, Foreign Affairs, 25 June 2019
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Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 19 June 2024
Ramirez noted that officials should be cognizant about the savings actually being passed on to providers who rent their space and that landlords don’t take advantage of the policy.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 June 2024
This, to any cognizant being, is completely and utterly false.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2024
The Trump administration appears cognizant of this reality.
—Alex Vatanka, Foreign Affairs, 25 June 2019
See all Example Sentences for cognizant
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“Cognizant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cognizant. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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