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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They’re also not accustomed to seeing Inoue fight in the United States.
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Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
Those at Old Trafford for the quarter-final second leg will be reluctant to assume the final is a formality, as will the Spurs fans who watched Glimt beat Lazio 2-0 in the quarter-final first leg in freezing temperatures Ange Postecoglou’s players are not accustomed to.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Compounding the problem is an ongoing exodus from the department of experienced career lawyers accustomed to representing the federal government in court.
—Eric Tucker, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2025
Russia’s large-scale assault on the capital in the early hours of last Thursday killed at least 13, underscoring the strain on Ukraine’s air defenses – and on its civilian population, which is long accustomed to monitoring phones for alarms signaling incoming missiles.
—Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Apr. 2025
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Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
Those at Old Trafford for the quarter-final second leg will be reluctant to assume the final is a formality, as will the Spurs fans who watched Glimt beat Lazio 2-0 in the quarter-final first leg in freezing temperatures Ange Postecoglou’s players are not accustomed to.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Compounding the problem is an ongoing exodus from the department of experienced career lawyers accustomed to representing the federal government in court.
—Eric Tucker, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2025
Russia’s large-scale assault on the capital in the early hours of last Thursday killed at least 13, underscoring the strain on Ukraine’s air defenses – and on its civilian population, which is long accustomed to monitoring phones for alarms signaling incoming missiles.
—Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 28 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 13 May. 2025.
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accustom
verb
ac·cus·tom
ə-ˈkəs-təm
: to make familiar
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