10 uses
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Definition
to be or to become psychologically or physically used to something
(used to is an expression that means someone has adapted to and has an expectation of something so it does not seem unusual)
(used to is an expression that means someone has adapted to and has an expectation of something so it does not seem unusual)
- But we were all dizzy and silent by that time, having grown accustomed to taking up no more space in a seat than was our honest due.Book 1 — Genesis (16% in)
- We aren't all that accustomed to the African race to begin with, since back home they keep to their own parts of town.Book 1 — Genesis (51% in)
- My own name, as I am accustomed to think of it, is Ecirp Nelle Hada.Book 1 — Genesis (67% in)
- I kept stealing glances at him across a plate of antelope meat and stale Potato Buds, which I guess just goes to show you how unaccustomed to the male species I have become.Book 2 — Revelation (39% in)
- I feared not, and grew accustomed to walking alone.Book 2 — Revelation (53% in)
- I am sorry to say, those men making their agreements in Katanga just now are accustomed to getting what they want.Book 3 — Judges (32% in)
- These boys are not accustomed to obeying their own grandmothers.Book 3 — Judges (74% in)
- But Father, who's accustomed to knowing everything before it happens, took this right in stride.Book 4 — Bel and the Serpent (21% in)
- They've spent decades here prolonging the brief lives of the undernourished, accustomed completely to the tragedy playing out around us.Book 5 — Exodus (30% in)
- The children who hounded us daily for money and food weren't dim-witted beggars; they were accustomed to the distribution of excess, and couldn't fathom why we held ourselves apart.Book 5 — Exodus (56% in)
There are no more uses of "accustomed" in The Poisonwood Bible.
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