Sentence examples for overly accustomed from inspiring English sources

Bears and humans grew overly accustomed to one another and, on a single night in 1967, two backpackers were killed in separate bear attacks as they slept in Glacier National Park in Montana.Fearing similar tragedies, Yellowstone Park officials decided it was time for grizzly bears to return to a wild diet.

Doing so will cause them to become overly accustomed to the tasty nibbles, rendering them useless as rewards.

Mr. McNeil had not viewed a copy of Mr. Orr's report, which was not made public until late Sunday, but he said he had grown accustomed to overly negative assessments of Detroit by the state and its representatives.

The IOM recommends that reductions be phased in stepwise, giving Americans' palates, now accustomed to overly salty foods, a chance to readjust to safely seasoned foods.

In a single lapidary dismissal of, say, Eugene O'Neill, she is able to dispel any overly rosy view of American theater in the 1930's: "To audiences accustomed to the oily virtuosity of George Kaufman, George Abbott, Lillian Hellman, Odets, Saroyan, the return of a playwright who -- to be frank -- cannot write is a solemn and sentimental occasion".

Men accustomed to telecommuting were miffed, too.

She's accustomed to that.

CANADIANS are accustomed to immigrants.

Ogdensburg is accustomed to defeat.

They are accustomed to disappointment.

Rosenberg was accustomed to privilege.