accustom

Example Sentences

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And when he holds my gaze, the eyes that meet mine aren’t the ones full of mirth that I’m accustomed to seeing.

From Literature

After more than two years of war, Oze says her family has grown accustomed to, and exhausted by, life in this modern-day Sparta.

From The Wall Street Journal

While Iraqis have grown accustomed to conflict over the decades, this has not diminished their anxiety about a wider war.

From Barron's

Over the years of creation, Jonas learned to embrace loneliness, something he grew accustomed to during treatment, and the act of continuing.

From Los Angeles Times

Little did I know that “older couple” was to become “old couple,” a term that seemed to be repeated incessantly, at least to my Gen X ears not yet accustomed to scurrilous millennial attacks!

From Los Angeles Times