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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Taylor is accustomed to playing forceful characters who have perplexing emotions about motherhood, and in A Thousand and One, Taylor earned her stripes as a performer and acclaim.
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Essence, 18 Sep. 2025
In a Congress accustomed to last-minute deals, few are yet predicting with certainty how the drama will resolve.
—Nik Popli, Time, 18 Sep. 2025
By now, Moore, of Wisconsin, is accustomed to working while Miller sleeps either on her lap, laying over her shoulder, or cuddled up with a blanket.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
But Piker, like many other streamers, is accustomed to speaking glibly about serious matters.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
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Essence, 18 Sep. 2025
In a Congress accustomed to last-minute deals, few are yet predicting with certainty how the drama will resolve.
—Nik Popli, Time, 18 Sep. 2025
By now, Moore, of Wisconsin, is accustomed to working while Miller sleeps either on her lap, laying over her shoulder, or cuddled up with a blanket.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
But Piker, like many other streamers, is accustomed to speaking glibly about serious matters.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 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 21 Sep. 2025.
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accustom
verb
ac·cus·tom
ə-ˈkəs-təm
: to make familiar
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