get used to

Example Sentences

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But we get used to new tech quickly and turn to it instinctively.

From Slate • May 6, 2026

“You gotta get used to it,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

"When I first came on the scene, we were always looking at comments and everything, normally family, but now we just get used to it and just block it out," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

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

Grandpa handed me the net, and just to get used to it, I made a few swipes with it.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls