conventions

Example Sentences

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It’s stuffed as full of conventions as it is famous names: Robert F. Kennedy, Richard M. Nixon, H.R.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

“I predict…failure,” he said, describing party conventions in general as “sartorial freak shows.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

This nod to elaborate disguises, favoured by attendees at science fiction conventions, hints at Smith's core audience.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

This constitutes what is now called “practical monetarism”—an updated form of monetarism that brings lessons from the past into contact with the accepted conventions of the present.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

This convention differed from previous women’s rights conventions in that men could not address the audience.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling