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unaccustomed

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  • a  not habituated to; unfamiliar with
    unaccustomed to wearing suits
  • s  not customary or usual
    an unaccustomed pleasure
    many varieties of unaccustomed foods
    a new budget of unaccustomed austerity

  • Day after day they marched, tens of thousands strong, defiant chanting demonstrators surging through the streets of Tehran, a capital unaccustomed to the shouts and echoes of .
  • There, with an air of martyred misery in an unaccustomed role, Frank Murphy sat out the afternoon of his life.
  • Legislators protested the unaccustomed pressure, but at the urging of Governor William Winter, as well as the paper, they enacted new school taxes, across-the-board teacher pay .
News & Articles

  • San Antonio Spurs top Miami Heat in NBA Finals Game 5
    SAN ANTONIO -- Something had changed about the Manu Ginobili supporters in this town. The tattooed, middle-aged guy at the bar with the No. 20 jersey spoke about the fallen San Antonio Spurs star as if he was an uncle on life support. His countrymen from Argentina were so concerned, so unaccustomed to seeing him play like this, that they brought a banner to Game 5 of the NBA Finals just to ...
    June 17, 2013 - The Arizona Republic
  • Utah Jazz: Former Ute Clyburn works out for Jazz
    Utah Jazz: Former Ute Clyburn works out for Jazz by Bill Oram The Salt Lake Tribune Published Jun 16, 2013 03:35PM MDT It had been more than two years since Will Clyburn played at altitude in Utah. Then, as a member of Jim Boylen’s Utah Utes, it was his friend. In a Sunday workout with the Jazz, Clyburn was reminded of how tough the thinner air could be on players unaccustomed to it. “I used to ...
    June 16, 2013 - The Salt Lake Tribune
  • Poli: Obtaining a mortgage following a divorce
    Beyond its obvious emotional toll, divorce can often be fraught with financial hardships. If you’ve recently gone through a divorce, you may suddenly be finding yourself in the midst of a very different financial picture with less income at your disposal than before. It could prove difficult to pursue a newfound path if you have unaccustomed constraints on your finances. Perhaps you are ...
    June 15, 2013 - Norwood Bulletin
Quotes

  • Michael Cuddyer in Seattle Times
    Did I really think I was going to go out there? Probably not,Cuddyer said, recalling scenario that played out in January. "But I'm not unaccustomed to switching positions by any means. It's not like I've only played one position my whole...
  • Sherri Coale in USA Today
    This Purdue team is not unaccustomed to being in the NCAA tournament,Coale said. "Ten years ago, they were the national champions."
  • Chris Pronger in ESPN (blog)
    Well, I think we all know that the playoffs are a battle of attrition and war, and with each game you try to wear on them and grind on them more and force them into situations they are unaccustomed to,Pronger said.

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