unaccustomed
Example Sentences
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NWS meteorologist Allison Santorelli told AFP the agency was seeing widespread reports of significant ice accumulation, including in places unaccustomed to severe winter weather.
From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026
For Sarah, a 34-year-old marketer in Michigan, the summer of 2022 was a season flush with unaccustomed success.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
In among Liverpool's strife, Szoboszlai has been one of the better performers - but yet again he was pushed into an unaccustomed right-back role against Forest.
From BBC • Nov. 25, 2025
Vallieries, who’d only won one prior race as a pro, was so unaccustomed to the ritual she appeared baffled by the protocols of her medal ceremony.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025
Long before dark they were chafing in the unaccustomed bindings of stockings and ill-fitting boots, reminding her that they had done too much.
From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson
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