used to
/ (juːst) /
made familiar with; accustomed to: I am used to hitchhiking
(takes an infinitive or implied infinitive) used as an auxiliary to express habitual or accustomed actions, states, etc, taking place in the past but not continuing into the present: I don't drink these days, but I used to; I used to fish here every day
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How to use used to in a sentence
And Sarah Palin is in her bus, hurtling full-speed toward self-parody as an attention-seeking political used-to-be.
Its original walls are still standing, and form part of a church which is used to-day.
The Spanish Pioneers | Charles F. LummisThe words he had used then were as well known to her as the words he had used to-day.
Great Possessions | Mrs. Wilfrid WardAny military metaphor which is used to-day will surely have a very arresting significance.
The Whole Armour of God | John Henry JowettAnother practice is to hold over some of the large starter used to-day for mother starter.
The Book of Cheese | Charles Thom and Walter Warner Fisk
Chemicals are sometimes used to-day in the early stages before the linen is spread on the grass.
Clothing and Health | Helen Kinne
Other Idioms and Phrases with used to
Accustomed or habituated to. This expression is often put as be or get used to, as in I'm not used to driving a manual-shift car, or She can't get used to calling him Dad. [Early 1500s]
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