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

McKenna's success was built mainly on players from the UK and Republic of Ireland, supplemented by a handful of overseas additions already accustomed to the language and culture through spells at other English clubs.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

New York City’s business elites are long accustomed to direct access to City Hall, where even Democratic mayors felt the need to court the city’s wealthiest and most influential corporate leaders.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

At this point, investors have grown accustomed to brief bouts of volatility — spurred by tariffs, the war with Iran or creeping worries about the payoff on artificial-intelligence-related investments.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026

Like Yulia, he said he was not worried, having become accustomed to the regular buzz of drones.

From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026

Even for men accustomed to a hard life in a terrifying ocean, they could hardly believe what Shackleton and his men had endured.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong