convention

Example Sentences

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It continues today out of convention as much as anything else.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

The very convention that had once sustained jatra began to unravel.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Vendors expected the convention to be packed with thousands of people, but Cenci said she saw only about 100 attendees a day.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

And, at its core, it was simply a convention.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

On Wednesday morning, July 19, 1848, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the four other organizers of the convention gathered at the Wesleyan Chapel.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling