acclimate
verb (used with or without object)
had acclimated
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past perfectof acclimate.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Ms. Brooks marveled at how quickly the family had acclimated: The couple’s oldest child, Bibi Ayesha, 11, has joined the Girl Scouts.
From New York Times ● Jan. 19, 2023
“By the time Sunday rolled around, I had acclimated to the new situation, and carried on as if yesterday didn’t happen. But Saturday was a weird and obviously very unfortunate day.”
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 1, 2022
This felt inexplicably difficult, perhaps because I’ve never much enjoyed touring palaces, or maybe because I had acclimated to giving up control.
From New York Times ● Oct. 23, 2019
Jurors hearing that case had acclimated to the white noise in Sargus’ courtroom and were surprised to hear music when a sidebar was called in Frost’s.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 15, 2017
There were several rare plants, also, that they had acclimated.
From A Little Girl in Old Quebec by Amanda Minnie Douglas
