unaccustomed
Example Sentences
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Tennessee, Texas, Mississippi and Louisiana -- southern states unaccustomed to intense winter weather and the bone-chilling cold that's forecast to continue for much of the next week -- were especially impacted.
From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026
For Sarah, a 34-year-old marketer in Michigan, the summer of 2022 was a season flush with unaccustomed success.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
Vallieries, who’d only won one prior race as a pro, was so unaccustomed to the ritual she appeared baffled by the protocols of her medal ceremony.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025
The scorching heat has also taken a toll on residents, who are unaccustomed to living in such high temperatures.
From BBC • Jul. 20, 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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