cognizant
adjective
cog·ni·zant
ˈkäg-nə-zənt 
: knowledgeable of something especially through personal experience
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
Image Set in Brooklyn in the summer of 2022, the action takes place in the apartment of Emmy, a playwright freshly cognizant of the danger of being too broke to afford health insurance.
—Laura Collins-Hughes, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
There’s a hierarchy as far as veterans and younger guys, and guys are super cognizant of that, and respectful.
—Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
The filmmakers are certainly cognizant of the comic disparity between Iris and Apollo.
—Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Apr. 2025
Consumers are cognizant of the social and environmental ramifications of their purchasing decisions, seeking assurance that garments were not produced through exploitative labor or environmentally damaging processes.
—Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 31 Mar. 2025
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Laura Collins-Hughes, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
There’s a hierarchy as far as veterans and younger guys, and guys are super cognizant of that, and respectful.
—Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
The filmmakers are certainly cognizant of the comic disparity between Iris and Apollo.
—Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Apr. 2025
Consumers are cognizant of the social and environmental ramifications of their purchasing decisions, seeking assurance that garments were not produced through exploitative labor or environmentally damaging processes.
—Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 31 Mar. 2025
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 29 Apr. 2025.
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