How to Use unaccustomed in a Sentence

unaccustomed

adjective
  • They responded to our request with unaccustomed speed.
  • For those unaccustomed to watching the desert burn, the new fire regime has come as a shock.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
  • Most had blistered hands and sunburns, unaccustomed to life on deck.
    — Ew Staff, EW.com, 1 Dec. 2020
  • Those attributes might make jellyfish a bit of a hard sell for those unaccustomed to the meal.
    — Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 20 Feb. 2018
  • This was a fourth quarter that heard a smattering of boos from the home crowd unaccustomed to this fate.
    — Michael Casagrande | [email protected], al, 10 Sep. 2023
  • There were young hounds in that pack, unaccustomed to the deadly action of an enraged bear.
    — Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2025
  • Nimtz was also unaccustomed to the spotlight that comes with a campaign.
    — Justin L. MacK, The Indianapolis Star, 30 June 2021
  • In either case, that rush of seawater would be enough to cause some damage to trees unaccustomed to such salt.
    — Max G. Levy, Wired, 23 Sep. 2021
  • Drivers that haven’t been driving for much of the last year are unaccustomed to being at the wheel of a moving car.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 26 May 2021
  • Then came the Royals runs, a bounty to which Kennedy had grown unaccustomed.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, kansascity.com, 26 May 2017
  • Some areas could see up to four months' worth of rain in just five days, leading to flash flooding in areas unaccustomed to such events.
    — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
  • And as unaccustomed as both the writer and reader are to that unique situation, hear me out.
    — Steve Rosenbloom, chicagotribune.com, 8 Mar. 2018
  • Salvant, stirring an iced coffee, seemed unaccustomed to being out in the middle of the day.
    — Fred Kaplan, The New Yorker, 22 May 2017
  • As the chill settled in, Texans unaccustomed to cold, snow and ice scrambled to keep themselves warm.
    — Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Feb. 2021
  • Others who were unaccustomed to NBA playing time have been forced to adapt on the fly.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2026
  • The trouble is, for the unaccustomed limited partner, that can be a jolting ride.
    — Anne Sraders, Fortune, 1 June 2023
  • Now, the Terps will have another chance to embrace their unaccustomed role as spoilers.
    — Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 17 Mar. 2024
  • Then there are new dynamics emerging as home prices soar in many parts of the country that are unaccustomed to seeing such extremes.
    — Washington Post, 20 June 2021
  • And it's put him on the back foot, which is for Vladimir Putin that kind of uncomfortable and unaccustomed place to be.
    — CBS News, 26 Feb. 2023
  • That said, the corporate world can be slow to change, and most people are unaccustomed to seeing a bobbing head on the Zoom grid.
    — Tatum Hunter, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
  • The threat is worse in a region that is unaccustomed to severely cold weather, and where snow plows are not regularly well stocked.
    — Eduardo Medina, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
  • This might especially be the case for users who are unaccustomed to using AI.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
  • For teams, players and fans that are unaccustomed to winning -- then 2020 is just winning.
    — Doug Lesmerises, cleveland, 7 Dec. 2020
  • And it will be presented by a person who, by all accounts, is a tough, judicious lawyer unaccustomed to the spotlight.
    — Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 8 May 2017
  • Knocking off the Huskies in Seattle was that sort of unaccustomed delight for the Ducks.
    — Ken Goe, OregonLive.com, 1 Nov. 2017
  • Dozens of all-time records were also set as the unprecedented cold gripped cities and towns unaccustomed to and unprepared for the bitter blast.
    — Jeff Berardelli, CBS News, 20 Feb. 2021
  • Some kitchen staff members at schools receiving the free fillets are unaccustomed to handling and preparing raw fish.
    — Joe Hernandez, NPR, 23 May 2026
  • For the unaccustomed, the heat is a slow build; by the seventh bite of a Sparky’s burger, customers are often red-cheeked and sweating.
    — Amelia Nierenberg, New York Times, 16 Dec. 2019
  • The dam, which is managed by Blue Earth County, is not unaccustomed to flooding.
    — Raquel Coronell Uribe, NBC News, 26 June 2024
  • Areas like the South and Mid-Atlantic, which are unaccustomed to freezing, will not be spared.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 17 Jan. 2025

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