How to Use carry on the tradition in a Sentence

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  • But once he was gone, who stepped in to carry on the tradition?
    Ann Killion, SFChronicle.com, 24 Nov. 2020
  • Spanish households carry on the tradition of scarfing down 12 grapes in the first 12 seconds of the new year.
    Adam Schubak, Good Housekeeping, 29 Dec. 2022
  • His consistency throughout the season pierced through and gave hope to carry on the tradition of elite play from that unit.
    Dallas News, 11 Jan. 2023
  • Now, the dancers popularly known as concheros carry on the tradition.
    Laura Rodríguez Presa, chicagotribune.com, 9 Sep. 2020
  • Younger Black and Latinx celebrities still carry on the tradition their predecessors put forth in the '90s.
    Thalía Henao, Allure, 3 May 2022
  • Longtime employees Nick and Carrie Wright took over in 2013 and carry on the tradition at this college-town icon.
    Rex Nelson, Arkansas Online, 27 Mar. 2021
  • What a wonderful letter, and a beautiful way to carry on the tradition.
    Annie Lane, oregonlive, 16 Aug. 2020
  • Without those kinds of changes, the fourth-generation fisherman worries there won’t be a fifth to carry on the tradition.
    Popular Science, 23 Feb. 2021
  • Loaded with talent, Masconomet relies on its leaders to carry on the tradition of a proud program.
    Cam Kerry, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Sep. 2022
  • Unfortunately, not too many are left to carry on the tradition.
    Sam Boyer, cleveland, 24 Dec. 2021
  • In a world where most people buy their kimchi at the store, preserving the act of preservation has become a priority for Koreans who wish to carry on the tradition of kimjang.
    Eric Kim, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2022
  • Although only a handful of individual Tunisians carry on the tradition today, the creation of charitable trusts – the word waqf refers to an endowment – was once a widespread practice in Tunisia.
    Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Apr. 2022
  • The was established to carry on the tradition of the games through sports development programs and recreational camps for various skill levels, so there’s plenty for all visitors, no matter their level of athleticism.
    Jennifer Bradley Franklin, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2021
  • Winemakers old and new successfully carry on the tradition, especially endemic grape varieties including Çavuş, Vasilaki, Kuntra and Karalahna.
    CNN, 4 Nov. 2022

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