Example sentences for: acquiring

How can you use “acquiring” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • He sees himself acquiring knowledge at wholesale from the top diplomats, hedge fund managers, and central bankers to whom his Times column grants him access, and selling at retail to general readers.

  • In a proxy fight , the acquiring company asks shareholders for their "proxies"--that is, the right to vote in their stead in management elections.

  • In a friendly takeover, the management teams of the acquiring and target companies negotiate the terms of the deal--covering issues such as how shares in the new company will be divided--and then both companies' boards of directors and shareholders approve it.

  • After acquiring visas, Hamlan and Nami presented their passports to Shehri for inspection and returned to Mecca.

  • Later that year, Hambali and his crew would provide accommodations and other assistance (including information on flight schools and help in acquiring ammonium nitrate) for Zacarias Moussaoui, an al Qaeda operative sent to Malaysia by Atef and KSM.


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