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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Many product developers grow accustomed to the start-up environment, where teams can dedicate all of their working hours to solving one problem: building the product, typically a single product.
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Douglas Murray, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
The text becomes a straitjacket for a princely son who doesn’t seem accustomed to Shakespearean rigors.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
Simmons would feed them peanuts by hand, getting so close that the animals became accustomed to him.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 4 June 2025
Wild animals who grow too accustomed to people are at risk of becoming too aggressive, resulting in injury to others, or too comfortable around moving vehicles, resulting in their own injury.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025
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Douglas Murray, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
The text becomes a straitjacket for a princely son who doesn’t seem accustomed to Shakespearean rigors.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
Simmons would feed them peanuts by hand, getting so close that the animals became accustomed to him.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 4 June 2025
Wild animals who grow too accustomed to people are at risk of becoming too aggressive, resulting in injury to others, or too comfortable around moving vehicles, resulting in their own injury.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025
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 18 Jun. 2025.
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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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