How to Use unused to in a Sentence
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The blaze has also stunned Hong Kong, which has a strong safety record and is unused to disasters on this scale.
—Samra Zulfaqar, CNN Money, 28 Nov. 2025
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That 5-0 lead was delivered to Paul Skenes, the Pirates ace unused to hefty run support.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
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The blaze – the cause of which remains under investigation – has stunned Hong Kong, which has a strong safety record and is unused to disasters on this scale.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025
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Still unused to the reformer machine, my body felt the movements as not necessarily difficult but definitely awkward.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
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But a generation of CEOs used to acting, and being treated, like small gods, seem unused to the everyday crises of running a business.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 16 Dec. 2025
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Mendez Segura, 51, crossed into Gibraltar from Spain on Wednesday for work, unused to the newfound freedom of movement.
—Suman Naishadham, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
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Again, the most interesting thread in this tapestry — especially for Americans unused to the idea of free, public insurance — is Jess and Liz’s opposing attitudes toward healthcare.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 11 Dec. 2025
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