How to Use acclimate in a Sentence

acclimate

verb

• We took a few days to get acclimated to our new teacher.
• I acclimated myself to the hot weather.
• You might need to acclimate your plants to bright sunlight gradually.
• Davis changed teams and wanted time to acclimate to the Lakers.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2019
• Stop watering for the winter and slowly acclimate them to the garden next spring.
  — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2024
• The Cardinal planned to arrive early to help get acclimated to the weather and time-zone change.
  — Matt Murschel, orlandosentinel.com, 12 Sep. 2019
• Here, though, people are still acclimating to the intensity.
  — Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2024
• Of all their young players who have graduated the minor leagues this year, none have acclimated themselves at the highest level like Castro.
  — Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press, 16 Sep. 2019
• As Coach K tinkers with his most effective lineups throughout the season, Jones’s command will help acclimate the younger stars.
  — Ross Burkhart, SI.com, 26 Sep. 2019
• The actress was known for playing the iconic TV witch who marries a mortal man, Darrin, and tries to acclimate to life as a suburban housewife.
  — Angela Andaloro, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
• Many players cited schedule concerns as a reason to not play this summer, while others are dealing with injuries and some are acclimating in advance of joining new teams when training camps start in less than three weeks.
  — Tim Reynolds, courant.com, 12 Sep. 2019
• Meanwhile, Batterton, who grew several inches to 6-foot-2, is still acclimating herself to her new life, one without gluten.
  — Pomerado News, 28 Aug. 2019
• This will help the rose bush acclimate to its new home.
  — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 25 Mar. 2021
• Fields could use a season to acclimate to the NFL, and the 49ers have a veteran in place.
  — Mike Jones, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2021
• This could be set up days before the event to acclimate your pets.
  — Iris Katz, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 19 Dec. 2020
• My body knows that stress and how to adjust to it, how to acclimate itself to it.
  — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2021
• That said, there wasn’t much time to acclimate to the varsity game.
  — Gregg Voss, chicagotribune.com, 11 Oct. 2019
• For Klein, it’s taken some time to acclimate to the majors.
  — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2024
• The students were part of a summer camp designed to help acclimate them to high school.
  — Jackie Valley, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Aug. 2023
• The winter months can be hard to get dressed while acclimating to the cold weather.
  — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 6 Dec. 2023
• The group concluded that there might be a benefit to the two days, which would give the prospect time to acclimate.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 19 July 2021
• Get the new guy acclimated before the playoffs, if that’s still in the works in a couple more months.
  — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 19 Jan. 2020
• And the seven new coaches seemed to acclimate well, save for a few hiccups here and there.
  — Nick Moyle, ExpressNews.com, 7 Aug. 2020
• As the impact of the virus waned, drivers have struggled to acclimate to the return of traffic.
  — Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2022
• Spicy days are here, here’s how to acclimate to heat and get an edge on your competitors.
  — Richard A. Lovett, Outside Online, 25 May 2021
• Malzahn said the Knights will try their best to acclimate to the cooler temperatures in the three days leading up to the bowl.
  — Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Dec. 2022
• Your body will need time to acclimate to this new form of exercise.
  — Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN, 22 Feb. 2024
• In order to acclimate to the changing tides of life, something about you has changed on a deep level.
  — Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 23 May 2021
• The kids have just started to get acclimated to their new school, make friends and live a semblance of a normal life.
  — Farah Yousry, NPR, 6 Sep. 2024
• Remember to avoid looking at any bright lights for at least 15 minutes to give your eyes a chance to acclimate to the dark.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 15 Dec 2024