unused to
idiom
: not familiar or comfortable with (something) : not used to (something)
He is unused to large crowds.
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And so, like anyone who is unused to the glare of the spotlight, Big Law firms are panicking and falling back on the lawyerly instinct to retreat to the shadows—which is exactly the wrong instinct for the new situation at hand.
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Aron Solomon, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
Championship opponents, unused to seeing Lionel Messi’s ex-colleagues, got their glimpse and should be on their way.
—Beren Cross, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
These were not ordinary settlers unused to the rigors of life in the wild, but strong, seasoned men who were used to living close to the earth.
—Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
The black and white collie mix was fearful, unused to strangers and unnerved by kennel life, so Chris took his time winning her over.
—Alexandra Rockey Fleming, People.com, 4 Feb. 2025
With a powerful winter storm moving into parts of the southeastern United States on Tuesday, officials have begun warning residents unused to frigid temperatures how to stay safe.
—Jenny Gross, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Higher temperatures and changing weather patterns make the environmental conditions ripe for outbreaks in new places unused to the disease.
—Ellen Ioanes, Vox, 2 May 2024
The loss was painfully embarrassing for a politician unused to defeat.
—Michael H. Brown, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
Brazil’s criminal networks span many borders, so reversing the trend will require deep international cooperation of the kind not only that Brasília is unused to but that its foreign policy elites have also traditionally rejected.
—Matias Spektor, Foreign Affairs, 28 Feb. 2024
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Aron Solomon, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
Championship opponents, unused to seeing Lionel Messi’s ex-colleagues, got their glimpse and should be on their way.
—Beren Cross, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
These were not ordinary settlers unused to the rigors of life in the wild, but strong, seasoned men who were used to living close to the earth.
—Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
The black and white collie mix was fearful, unused to strangers and unnerved by kennel life, so Chris took his time winning her over.
—Alexandra Rockey Fleming, People.com, 4 Feb. 2025
With a powerful winter storm moving into parts of the southeastern United States on Tuesday, officials have begun warning residents unused to frigid temperatures how to stay safe.
—Jenny Gross, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Higher temperatures and changing weather patterns make the environmental conditions ripe for outbreaks in new places unused to the disease.
—Ellen Ioanes, Vox, 2 May 2024
The loss was painfully embarrassing for a politician unused to defeat.
—Michael H. Brown, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
Brazil’s criminal networks span many borders, so reversing the trend will require deep international cooperation of the kind not only that Brasília is unused to but that its foreign policy elites have also traditionally rejected.
—Matias Spektor, Foreign Affairs, 28 Feb. 2024
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“Unused to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unused%20to. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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