How to Use accustomed in a Sentence

accustomed

adjective
  • She arrived early enough to get her accustomed seat in the front row.
  • Josh felt uncomfortably full, as he was not accustomed to eating so much.
  • Tomasek isn’t accustomed to that net-front role.
    — Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Brink, the ten or so doctors, and the staff, are accustomed to worse.
    — Peter Slevin, The New Yorker, 30 July 2022
  • Start with fresh, brand-new tires and and just be accustomed to long hours of riding.
    — George Petras, USA Today, 2 July 2021
  • Mitchell is accustomed to having the ball.
    — Tony Jones, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Even the men who do not have voices that are accustomed to children.
    — Keith Ridgway, The Atlantic, 18 Apr. 2022
  • And give yourself some more time to get accustomed to this way of working.
    — Roxane Gay, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2022
  • And Rave didn’t take long to get accustomed to the new uniform.
    — Kansas City Star, 19 July 2025
  • There’s a long list of things Scott is trying to get accustomed to.
    — Stephen Means, cleveland, 18 Aug. 2022
  • Durkin has grown accustomed to seeing her teammate pull off moves like that.
    — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
  • Certainly, the fans will have to get accustomed to the change, too.
    — Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Michelle is also accustomed to working on the fly.
    — Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Bulls fans aren’t quite accustomed to this much deadline action.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Just to get their bodies accustomed to getting revved up for a game that early.
    — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Our ears will have to get accustomed to the loudness of a live DJ.
    — Andrew Simmons, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 June 2021
  • But be aware that animals sometimes get accustomed to the funky taste or smell.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 10 May 2025
  • The club have grown accustomed to clubs showing a strong interest in him.
    — The Athletic Uk Staff, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
  • The Aztecs have been more accustomed for a decade with being the favorite.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2022
  • Danielson and his players are accustomed to it.
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 26 Aug. 2025
  • The cuts could cause Harrison to lose the care team he’s grown accustomed to.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 16 Feb. 2026
  • While buyers may have grown accustomed to the higher rates, many sellers have not.
    — Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 24 June 2024
  • There’s a sense Yancey has grown accustomed to these kinds of scenarios.
    — Kyle Eustice, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Buck became accustomed to the smells of booze and smoke, of falling asleep to the sound of adults laughing.
    — CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
  • The Dodgers are becoming accustomed to this backs-to-the-wall thing.
    — Scott Miller, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2021
  • The fourth-year guard has become accustomed to going through teeth the way most people go through dirty socks.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Mar. 2021
  • Both Sentnor and the team are getting accustomed to change.
    — Asli Pelit, New York Times, 19 June 2026
  • The Red Raiders have become accustomed to those.
    — Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Noé Ramirez is much more accustomed to making an impact with his arm rather than his legs, feet and glove.
    — José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 11 July 2022
  • That could cause rents to tick up and the perks that many renters have grown accustomed to—like free parking—to disappear.
    — William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025

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