accustomedness

Example Sentences

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He seemed remote, as indifferent to her as were any of the others dulled by accustomedness to her constant presence among them.

From The Heritage of the Sioux by Bower, B. M.

A certain spirited undulation in her walk, a seeming gay, frank indifference to her position in life, an obvious accustomedness to polite surroundings took his fancy.

From The Titan by Dreiser, Theodore

Now that the novelty had become accustomedness, and the conquering a surety, Billy discovered that she had a back that could ache, and limbs that, at times, could almost refuse to move from weariness.

From Miss Billy — Married by Porter, Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman)

This apparent shape does not differ much in clear weather, perhaps due largely to the accustomedness of the eye and to the degradation of color from blue to gray toward the horizon.

From Visual Illusions Their Causes, Characteristics and Applications by Luckiesh, Matthew

Yet afterwards, when accustomedness had brought its reward of speed, there was still for Billy no time; for increased knowledge had only opened the way to other paths, untrodden and alluring.

From Miss Billy — Married by Porter, Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman)