get used to

Example Sentences

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Should the conflict drag on much longer, Americans might need to get used to paying $4 a gallon for gasoline, she said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

Investors may have to get used to that, given that the market is betting the Iran war could end soon.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

But classmate Felix is more relaxed: "You'd get used to it and find other things to do, so I don't think I would really mind."

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

It’s a reminder, though, to get used to seeing his mug on television.

From Slate • Mar. 21, 2026

I never could get used to seeing him without them, that naked, vulnerable look he always had.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt