habituated

Example Sentences

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Captive parrots have become habituated to humans and popular with pet owners, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

Blackwell said she has seen cats who have been habituated to harness wearing seemingly very happy to explore mountain ranges, but has also seen clearly unhappy cats being walked on busy streets with heavy traffic.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

People have become habituated to this, tolerate it, factor it in.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Now, 25 years after starting her pioneering research on savannah chimps, which had never before been habituated to observers, primatologist Jill Pruetz has a wealth of data.

From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026

“I can see things that eyes habituated to the desert might not see.”

From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho