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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accustomed to

"They have grown accustomed to putting up with it."

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

She says investors who became accustomed to equity-like returns from their bond portfolios as rates fell need to reset expectations and focus on locking in “solid income.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Growing up, Alejandra Villarreal was accustomed to the dry Mexican heat, trapped inside the small historic venues where she and her sisters would perform as kids.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

His coaching experience has been limited to informal roles and fans are accustomed to seeing the much-admired ex-captain in the Match of the Day studio.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

A city accustomed to living in freedom is more easily maintained through the means of its own citizens than in any other way, if you decide to preserve it.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli