accustom
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Trent, the former customer the Roosevelt Bartell, ended up at the Rite Aid in Wedgwood, where she said she’s had to accustom herself to long waits.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 16, 2023
Apparently convinced of the virtues of modesty, he never seemed to accustom himself to the perquisites of fame and high office.
From New York Times • Dec. 26, 2021
You can accustom yourself to believing things without support or believing things without empirical validation or believing by simply brushing aside questions.
From Salon • Sep. 24, 2021
So there are technical aspects that Kalbfleisch has to accustom her to.
From Washington Post • Aug. 17, 2017
Though the Marine Corps put its bases in the South, he could never accustom himself to the sad fact that he was inevitably raising southern children.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
Vocabulary lists containing accustom
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 7–11
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Tears of a Tiger
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