social convention
Example Sentences
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A spiritualist, newspaper publisher and political activist, Woodhull defied social convention in nearly every aspect of her eventful life.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
It was teeming with big themes — identity, social convention, hubris and human attachment.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2023
But it most reflects the struggle of an artist, perhaps a self-serious one, to balance work with the demands of social convention.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 18, 2022
They advocated a combination of asceticism and naturalism, indulging in one’s physical needs without regard to social convention.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020
She smiles, but on her the expression looks compulsory, like she’s just adhering to a social convention.
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
