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
While Michael Kurtz, cofounder of Record Store Day, notes that variants are often great for record stores and other retailers when the artist is actually cognizant of them, the proliferation of artists selling variants direct-to-consumers from their websites often cuts them out completely.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 16 July 2024
Be careful, be cognizant of what might be around, check with the lifeguards, watch for the hazard flags.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 4 July 2024
So, try to be cognizant of your own mental fortitude and work on areas that need improvement.
—Amy Morin, Parents, 3 July 2024
But as polls show softening Democratic support within that voter group, Trump and his allies are courting onetime Biden voters like Williams and James — cognizant that even a small shift in a state like Georgia could mean the difference between winning and losing.
—Maeve Reston, Washington Post, 30 June 2024
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Jem Aswad, Variety, 16 July 2024
Be careful, be cognizant of what might be around, check with the lifeguards, watch for the hazard flags.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 4 July 2024
So, try to be cognizant of your own mental fortitude and work on areas that need improvement.
—Amy Morin, Parents, 3 July 2024
But as polls show softening Democratic support within that voter group, Trump and his allies are courting onetime Biden voters like Williams and James — cognizant that even a small shift in a state like Georgia could mean the difference between winning and losing.
—Maeve Reston, Washington Post, 30 June 2024
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“Cognizant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cognizant. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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