In this way the child accustoms himself always to look either for the thickest or the thinnest among the rest, and so has a guide to help him to lay the pieces in gradation.
In this way the hand accustoms itself, not only to perform the general action, but also to confine the movement within all kinds of limits.
The line now assumes in his eyes a very definite meaning; and he accustoms himself to recognize, to interpret and to judge of forms contained by a simple outline.
There his pleasures are simple and natural, his joys are innocent and calm; and as he finds that an orderly life is the surest path to happiness, he accustoms himself without difficulty to moderate his opinions as well as his tastes.
Thus combined, it accustoms men to set their own will habitually and completely aside; to submit, not only for once or upon one point, but in every respect, and at all times.
If men had only temptations to great sins, they would always be good; but the daily fight with little ones accustoms them to defeat.
Man hazards the condition and loses the virtues of freeman, in proportion as he accustoms his thoughts to view without anguish or shame his lapse into the bondage of debtor.
The tactual idea of solidity accustoms us to project the sensations of the other senses also, to transfer them thither where they are not; hence arise the ideas of our body, of external objects, and of space.
If, in addition to this, the patient gradually accustoms himself to rise to a sitting from a lying position, the constipation will almost invariably yield.
She then makes her incursions without fear; attacks indiscriminately men and animals, destroys without distinction, loads herself with the spoil, and carries it home to her whelps, whom she accustoms betimes to blood and slaughter.
Every man accustoms himself to entertain none but confused and changing notions on the subjects most interesting to his fellow-creatures and himself.
The true ideal of education is such as sharpens the judgment andaccustoms the individual to consider his action from all sides, in the consciousness of personal responsibility.
Buying things that are not wanted, soon accustoms us to prodigality in other respects.
She herself takes them by the hand, leads them to the Penny Bank, and accustoms them to invest their savings there.
It elicits in the highest degree strength of character, accustoms men to the abnegation needed for simultaneous action, compels them to repress their fears, and establish a firm control over their affections.
One reason why jumping is such an excellent training for the ski-runner is that itaccustoms him to running at the greatest possible speed, and to falling occasionally while doing so.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "accustoms" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
