accustomed

Example Sentences

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For decades, investors in the privatized version of Medicare grew accustomed to a familiar political rhythm.

From The Wall Street Journal

Investors in the privatized version of Medicare grew accustomed to a familiar political rhythm.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I think that was too jarring a shift in the grocery-shopping experience that consumers are accustomed to, and they didn’t buy it, so to speak,” he said.

From MarketWatch

Spencer Pratt is accustomed to being labeled a villain, but a more fitting descriptor might be “cockroach.”

From Los Angeles Times

If someone is accustomed to seeing terrible cruelty, that becomes their new baseline, right?

From Salon