accustom
Example Sentences
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After years of insurgencies, residents in eastern Congo are accustomed to food shortages, inflation and destitution.
The U.S. plans have generated considerable skepticism in a place not accustomed to good news.
From Los Angeles Times
Goldman board members and partners had grown accustomed to tiptoeing around the topic of Ruemmler and Epstein in front of Solomon, according to people familiar with the matter.
The unexpected Olympic gold medalist was flanked by two Japanese skaters who had become more accustomed to staring up at Malinin.
Mic Dangerously, who has become accustomed to encouragement working with youth.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
