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The Broken Gun
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- Even when there were no comments on the scars, I could see the curiosity they created, and I had not grown accustomed to it.†
*accustomed to = used to (adapted to something, so it seems normal)
- Once one becomes accustomed to those that prevail, such as the wind in the trees or in the grass, he soon begins to recognize those other, smaller sounds.†
- My eyes, long accustomed to looking for such trails, had picked it out of the gloom.†
- My eyes, accustomed to the darkness, picked out objects easily.†
- The valley was a pool of blackness to the south, but there was starlight, and our eyes, accustomed to the night, could see quite clearly.†
Definitions:
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(1)
(accustom) to make someone used to something
(used to is an expression that means someone has adapted to something, so it does not seem unusual)In professional environments, you may make a better impression by saying one is accustomed to something rather than one is used to something. - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)