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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Individual European nations are also accustomed to keeping their national hands on them.
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Barry R. Posen, Foreign Affairs, 21 Apr. 2025
Church volunteers, who were accustomed to helping furnish and decorate apartments for new arrivals, now had to help prevent evictions.
—Amy Yurkanin, ProPublica, 15 Apr. 2025
Smart, accustomed to playoff basketball, having reached the postseason in each of his nine years with the Boston Celtics, suddenly found himself on the Washington Wizards.
—Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
But nine months in the DRC taught me that the standard of health we are accustomed to, is precarious and built on the basics—vaccination, clean water, basic medicines, good education, surveillance systems—much more than cutting-edge surgery and expensive new medications.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
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Barry R. Posen, Foreign Affairs, 21 Apr. 2025
Church volunteers, who were accustomed to helping furnish and decorate apartments for new arrivals, now had to help prevent evictions.
—Amy Yurkanin, ProPublica, 15 Apr. 2025
Smart, accustomed to playoff basketball, having reached the postseason in each of his nine years with the Boston Celtics, suddenly found himself on the Washington Wizards.
—Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
But nine months in the DRC taught me that the standard of health we are accustomed to, is precarious and built on the basics—vaccination, clean water, basic medicines, good education, surveillance systems—much more than cutting-edge surgery and expensive new medications.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
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 2 May. 2025.
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accustom
verb
ac·cus·tom
ə-ˈkəs-təm
: to make familiar
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