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.
• And the seven new coaches seemed to acclimate well, save for a few hiccups here and there.
  — Nick Moyle, ExpressNews.com, 7 Aug. 2020
• Visitors are encouraged to take their time to acclimate.
  — Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2024
• The helmet theft affects some junior varsity players, who may not get acclimated in time for their first game.
  — Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2024
• All the layers of safety equipment makes for a hot environment for which nurses need to acclimate.
  — Roy Kent, Houston Chronicle, 3 July 2020
• Elisabeth has a new baby and is struggling to acclimate to motherhood (nearly) alone in a new city.
  — EW.com, 29 June 2020
• Jeudy moved to the Denver area earlier this month to acclimate himself to the altitude.
  — Ryan O’Halloran, The Denver Post, 23 July 2020
• The tardigrades who had an hour to acclimate to intense heat faced higher mortality rates, compared to those who had a full 24 hours.
  — William Herkewitz, Popular Mechanics, 21 Aug. 2020
• With less time for players to acclimate this offseason and more uncertainty over who might be available, coaches are fighting a war against time on two fronts.
  — Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 13 Aug. 2020
• So while training camps are scheduled to start on time, the owners proposed shortening the preseason from four games to two to help give players more time to acclimate.
  — Mike Jones, USA TODAY, 9 July 2020
• Obviously, the more talented rookies (first- and second-rounders) should acclimate better due to skill.
  — John Owning, Dallas News, 4 Aug. 2020
• The fog was a comforting slice of San Francisco baseball life for players who have to acclimate to a world of safety first, balls and strikes second.
  — Henry Schulman, SFChronicle.com, 3 July 2020
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Then Lolita will need to get acclimated and trained to hunt.
  — Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2023

Last Updated: 9 Nov 2024