Social distance is reserved for strangers, newly formed groups, and new acquaintances.
James' essays on the other artists in the book have sometimes been dismissed as little more than cheerful compliments for professional acquaintances.
That is the place for strangers and acquaintances.
This is the time for old acquaintances, books you once loved and then maybe forgot about.
If it were not illogical, I could find myself looking for acquaintances.
Only the doctor's own story, which was decidedly unsuitable for first acquaintances.
That sort of tempered evaluation is for acquaintances; good friends naturally get warmer treatment.
Web users have often been made to feel silly for mourning online acquaintances.
He had friends enough, and no desire for new acquaintances.
Among older people, ty is often reserved for closer acquaintances.