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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Miles Socha, Footwear News, 14 Feb. 2026
Set roughly 250 miles northeast of Milan, Cortina d’Ampezzo—its formal name—is an Italian alpine retreat near the Austrian border, long accustomed to the international spotlight.
—Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 12 Feb. 2026
Four years is long enough to grow accustomed to almost anything, and the president believes that Ukraine has been successful—both here in the capital and to the east, where the war is frozen in something close to a stalemate.
—Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2026
Many popular destinations are already accustomed to peak summer crowds, and the country has far more hotel capacity than rural Texas or upstate New York.
—Ryan Craggs, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for accustomed
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“Accustomed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accustomed. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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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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