accustom
verb
ac·cus·tom
ə-ˈkə-stəm 
accustomed; accustoming; accustoms
: to make familiar with something through use or experience
Examples of accustom in a Sentence
the task of accustoming new recruits to shipboard life
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A lot of that hinges on how Tréca Paris connects with the final consumer, rather than focusing on a business-to-business model, to which the company has previously been accustomed.
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Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 12 Mar. 2026
Ambitious, capricious, Catalina is accustomed to getting her way, until her life in Spain implodes forcing her to flee to Cuba, to confront her mistakes, guilt and need to rebuild her entire life.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 9 Mar. 2026
In the fall of 2023, Yanxiao joined Tsinghua University, where his research confused professors who were accustomed to more conventional disciplinary lines.
—Chang Che, New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2026
The biggest challenge in the couple's wedding planning was not organizing the ceremony itself, but protecting the privacy of the newlyweds, who, accustomed to living under the media eye in bustling New York City, wanted to create an intimate, secret wedding away from the paparazzi.
—Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 6 Mar. 2026
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Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 12 Mar. 2026
Ambitious, capricious, Catalina is accustomed to getting her way, until her life in Spain implodes forcing her to flee to Cuba, to confront her mistakes, guilt and need to rebuild her entire life.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 9 Mar. 2026
In the fall of 2023, Yanxiao joined Tsinghua University, where his research confused professors who were accustomed to more conventional disciplinary lines.
—Chang Che, New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2026
The biggest challenge in the couple's wedding planning was not organizing the ceremony itself, but protecting the privacy of the newlyweds, who, accustomed to living under the media eye in bustling New York City, wanted to create an intimate, secret wedding away from the paparazzi.
—Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 6 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for accustom
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“Accustom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accustom. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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accustom
verb
ac·cus·tom
ə-ˈkəs-təm
: to make familiar
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