accustomed
Example Sentences
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Los Angeles voters have become accustomed to seeing election results change as late-arriving ballots are tabulated.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
It would be an adjustment for someone accustomed to traditional Medicare to switch to an Advantage plan and bump up against these restrictions, says Louise Norris, health policy analyst at MedicareResources.org External link.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
Both Alfonsi and Vega have been critical of Weiss’s involvement in “60 Minutes,” which had been accustomed to a fair amount of autonomy from the rest of CBS News.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
John Roberts does this magic trick: Do something small, get people accustomed to it, then do it big.
From Slate • Jun. 1, 2026
Even though I had been at Hampden only a few days, I was already accustomed to the official accounts of financial hardship, of limited endowment, of corners cut.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
Vocabulary lists containing accustomed
The Watsons Go to Birmingham
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The Wishing Spell
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