Example sentences for: accustomed

How can you use “accustomed” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • After a while, Cleveland fans grew accustomed to the epithet and began using it themselves, gradually converting it into an unofficial nickname.

  • By contrast, accustomed as they are to the prospects of layoffs, Americans are more open to moving around the country and between economic sectors for a good job.

  • Still, in a nation accustomed to thinking of "official races," they'll feel pressure to form an interest group: multiculturalism's latest aggrieved tribe.

  • McDonald's problems began when he tried to impose his program on men in the Harlem shelter who were accustomed to getting their three squares with no questions asked.

  • If one has become accustomed to a particular manual, the temptation is to stay with it: it is like a comfortable old shoe; even when a new edition becomes available, the information appears in approximately the same place and in a familiar format.


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