unaccustomed
Example Sentences
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Social media is full of the kinds of existential dread you’d expect from those unaccustomed to such adversity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026
"Feeling threatened by anyone who is different, we grow unaccustomed to encounters and dialogue. In this way polarisation, conflict, fear and violence spread."
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026
Daidai posted that drivers coming into the area should be careful on the roads, especially those from the city unaccustomed to conditions in the countryside.
From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2026
The 109% premium over Thursday’s closing price, and the nearly 1,000% premium over Cidara’s share price five months ago, are additional positive signs for biotech, which has been on an unaccustomed run this fall.
From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2025
He said this with such a grave and practiced tone, the kind of voice accustomed to delivering bad news to people who are unaccustomed to accepting it.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
Vocabulary lists containing unaccustomed
Flowers for Algernon
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Stories of Ourselves
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