accustomed
Example Sentences
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And frankly, having grown accustomed to the silky cradle over at the hotel, I’d found it hard to sleep on plain old cotton sheets again.
From Literature
The motel’s loss is felt not only by history buffs but also local residents accustomed to walking by the iconic site on a daily basis, Curran said.
From Los Angeles Times
“Both countries are looking at more immediate neighborhoods, demanding more of their alliances, and becoming a lot more aggressive than we are accustomed to,” he said.
“The Chronology of Water” feels like the natural next step: a film that refuses to dull its bite and forces the viewer into its abrasive tone, confident that they’ll grow accustomed to its rhythm.
From Salon
Mirroring the narrative of the musical, the more we look, the more we not only become accustomed to Auggie’s face, but we cease to see it as abnormal.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
