conventions

Example Sentences

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"Comic and sci-fi conventions are a big pull for geeky people."

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Mazariegos said conventions are a diminishing economic boon, but that now that the city is under contract, it is imperative that the center be ready for the Olympics.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

But where its cinematic peers get snared by trying to elucidate the truth of the pop star, Lowery’s film skates past the conventions and trappings, landing on something high-concept but deceptively straightforward.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026

The new rate, up from 17.5%, starts May 1, and the extra funds will be used to market Chicago to conventions and tourists.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Soon, I trust, those conventions will be every bit as mysterious as the ones that governed the writing of Whig political history.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton