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
One of Luna’s friends, unaccustomed to the social boundaries of a more analog era, called 17 times in a day.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
NWS meteorologist Allison Santorelli told AFP the agency was seeing widespread reports of significant ice accumulation, including in places unaccustomed to severe winter weather.
From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026
Daidai posted that drivers coming into the area should be careful on the roads, especially those from the city unaccustomed to conditions in the countryside.
From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026
Then he painfully made his way to his granddaughter and put his arms around her, caressing her hair with unaccustomed tenderness.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
Vocabulary lists containing unaccustomed
Flowers for Algernon
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
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Stories of Ourselves
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