accustomed
adjective
ac·cus·tomed
ə-ˈkə-stəmd 
1
: often used or practiced : customary
her accustomed cheerfulness
2
: adapted to existing conditions
eyes accustomed to the dark
3
: being in the habit or custom
a team accustomed to winning
Examples of accustomed in a Sentence
She arrived early enough to get her accustomed seat in the front row.
Josh felt uncomfortably full, as he was not accustomed to eating so much.
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Wedding guests have become accustomed to charitable gifting requests from their hosts.
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Amy Dickinson, The Denver Post, 1 June 2024
Many locals sitting in a cafe off the central square barely batted an eyelash, having grown accustomed to the regular intrusions of air-raid sirens, and drone and artillery attacks.
—Valerie Hopkins Nanna Heitmann, New York Times, 29 May 2024
But the Twins’ ace was unable to deliver the type of performance that those fans have grown accustomed to during his time in Minnesota.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 26 May 2024
And the more that people see these sorts of stories, the more that people will become accustomed.
—Selena Kuznikov, Variety, 16 May 2024
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Amy Dickinson, The Denver Post, 1 June 2024
Many locals sitting in a cafe off the central square barely batted an eyelash, having grown accustomed to the regular intrusions of air-raid sirens, and drone and artillery attacks.
—Valerie Hopkins Nanna Heitmann, New York Times, 29 May 2024
But the Twins’ ace was unable to deliver the type of performance that those fans have grown accustomed to during his time in Minnesota.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 26 May 2024
And the more that people see these sorts of stories, the more that people will become accustomed.
—Selena Kuznikov, Variety, 16 May 2024
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accustomed
adjective
ac·cus·tomed
ə-ˈkəs-təmd
1
: customary
my accustomed lunch hour
2
: familiar with
3
: being in the habit or custom
accustomed to making decisions
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