All 8 Uses
accustomed
in
The Hunt for Red October
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- I grow accustomed to moderate temperatures and a stable deck under my feet.†
Chpt 1.accustomed to = used to (adapted to something, so it seems normal)
- He was accustomed to the danger, though, and the years of experience would stand him in good stead now.†
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- Both men were accustomed to big ones, and the food was surprisingly good.†
Chpt 5.
- Wood was on his first deployment as a commanding officer after a year of desk duty in Washington, and too many of the enlisted men were green, just out of sub school at New London, still getting accustomed to their first cruise on a submarine.†
Chpt 8.
- Each of a hundred ships, built by the same men at the same yard to the same plans, will have her own special characteristics—most of them bad, really, but after her crew becomes accustomed to them they are spoken of affectionately, particularly in retrospect.†
Chpt 10.
- He didn't know the first thing about hospitals, and as a KGB agent he was accustomed to doing whatever he wanted.†
Chpt 11.
- The small complement of officers and senior chiefs was working in an informal atmosphere, and the quartermaster was a man accustomed to discipline and status boundaries.†
Chpt 13.
- No, and if you are accustomed to good food, you may find Krazny Oktyabr not to your liking.†
Chpt 15.
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)