habit

Example Sentences

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Dimon has a habit of making big commitments in tune with the zeitgeist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

New research from The University of Texas at El Paso suggests that habit may come with an unexpected downside.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

Clarke is a creature of habit and it's difficult to see any of these guys getting in the shake-up now.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

The event, which ended this Saturday, felt vestigial, held more out of habit than because there was any urgent niche for it to fill.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

So, under a blanket of starry skies and piñon smoke, out of habit, she whispered her stories to me in Spanglish.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera