conventionalize

Example Sentences

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"I thought it was only women who were privileged to change their mind," she began brightly; but Arkwright ignored her attempt to conventionalize the situation.

From Miss Billy — Married by Porter, Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman)

We do not separate the features as frequently as did that ancient people, but we conventionalize them as often.

From The Art of the Moving Picture by Lindsay, Vachel

They're just going to disorganize me, conventionalize me completely.

From This Side of Paradise by Fitzgerald, F. Scott (Francis Scott)

I like to draw from flowers and leaves and things about me; conventionalize them sometimes, and sometimes paint them just as they are,—in soft silk stitches.

From The Forerunner, Volume 1 (1909-1910) by Gilman, Charlotte Perkins

I'll just make studies now, and this winter I'll conventionalize them and work them into patterns.

From The Harvester by Stratton-Porter, Gene