accustomed to

Idioms  

1. Used to something or someone; having the habit of doing something. For example, In Spain we gave up our usual schedule and became accustomed to eating dinner at 10 p.m. Professor Higgins in the musical My Fair Lady (1956) ruefully sang the song “I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face” after his protégé Eliza walked out on him. [Second half of 1400s]

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Example Sentences

Accustomed to selling sporty Mazdas in the middle of Texas truck country, Carabajal saw an opportunity to capitalize.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Accustomed to pricing power during the inflation surge, food companies now face consumers who are both more price-sensitive and more skeptical of ultraprocessed foods.

From Barron's • Dec. 28, 2025

Accustomed to doing play-by-plays, Gonzalez offers the following commentary on his perfect Sunday in L.A. when he’s not on the road.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2024

Accustomed to ceding the spotlight to showy spots like Bar Harbor, some in the county are not sure how they feel about its fleeting status as the place to be.

From New York Times • Mar. 22, 2024

Accustomed to nestling with a bedful of siblings and grannies, they fitted their privacy tighter rather than claim the haunted room as human territory.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston