unaccustomed
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One of the most impressive things about “Point Blank” is that the up-and-coming Mr. Boorman made the film with an old-time crew largely unaccustomed to his innovative ways who nonetheless rose to the occasion.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Breuer’s evangelizing has made him an important public figure in a country unaccustomed to seeing and hearing from men in uniform.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 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
Murderbot is stoic but awkward and unaccustomed to human emotions, which it learns about by surreptitiously watching hours of soap operas.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2025
A fleeting expression that might have been unaccustomed mirth, or might have been a twinge of pain, went across her grandmother’s face.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
Vocabulary lists containing unaccustomed
Flowers for Algernon
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Stories of Ourselves
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