customary
Example Sentences
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As is customary in the genre, what we think of its protagonists is a subjective question, determined by perspective more than anything else.
From Salon • May 24, 2026
The meeting's minutes, released after the customary delay of three weeks, revealed divisions on the Fed's path forward.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
After the game I made sure my assistant Dave Kemp would get City's staff in for our customary drink.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
Law enforcement came aboard the ship while it was docked at Catalina Island on Monday to “collect information,” Leonardi said, a process that she called customary.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026
I now notice something myself—that Aunt Tess isn’t wearing her customary whites and beiges, but is dressed in an all-black ensemble I didn’t even know she owned.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
Vocabulary lists containing customary
"The Book Thief" by Markus Zusak, Part Six
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"A Walk to the Jetty," Vocabulary from a novel excerpt
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