How to Use customary in a Sentence
customary
adjective- It is customary to hold the door open for someone who is entering a building behind you.
- She dressed in her customary fashion.
- He did the work with his customary efficiency.
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Mickelson has also done something more customary for a struggling golfer, which is to put a new club in his bag.
— New York Times, 21 May 2021 -
Her family, along with many others in and around their Columbus suburb, could not go to mosques or drop off food in each other’s homes as is customary.
— Cady Lang and Kat Moon, Time, 12 May 2021 -
An official report date for the roster is to be determined, but as is customary, players will be on campus working out during the summer months.
— Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 May 2021 -
When the event took place (outdoors, as was customary), the great-grandparents of today’s seventeen-year cicadas sang so loudly that the speakers could barely be heard.
— Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 2 June 2021 -
Bernhardt credited Wisnauskas with moving from his customary spot on the right wing and finding a gap in the Johns Hopkins defense on the left wing.
— Edward Lee, baltimoresun.com, 24 Apr. 2021 -
As was customary on the island, Cook’s body was burned.
— Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024 -
Free agency and the draft are customary avenues through which to achieve that.
— Michael Gehlken, Dallas News, 13 Mar. 2023 -
As the year comes to an end, the customary flow of economic outlooks is in full swing.
— Paul Swartz, Fortune, 12 Dec. 2022 -
Each of those players has had a customary role among the top five hitters most of the season.
— Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 11 June 2021 -
After the win came the customary postgame cutting of the nets, as the Lions lined up one by one with the seniors going last.
— Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 3 Mar. 2023 -
And at the end of this premiere, as is customary at Cannes, there is a standing ovation.
— New York Times, 23 July 2021 -
As is customary with the show, each cast portrays their roles for two seasons.
— ELLE, 2 Sep. 2022 -
For dessert, Guo serves fruit, as is customary in China.
— Tori Latham, Robb Report, 30 Aug. 2022 -
And Poggi, who wore his customary white shirt with cut-off sleeves, is accustomed to the bright lights.
— Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 10 Sep. 2023 -
In India, he was told that the burning of widows was customary.
— Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 12 Feb. 2024 -
Britain was, and remains, a land of customary or common law.
— Heather Wilhelm, National Review, 25 July 2024 -
The torch was supposed to start its journey in Olympia, as is customary for Olympic torch relays.
— Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 July 2024 -
The omission of a customary call to maintain the status quo in the region had also irked allies.
— Reuters, NBC News, 21 Apr. 2023 -
So much so that Baker moved him from the pitcher’s customary ninth spot in the batting order to eighth in Game 4.
— Ben Walker, ajc, 31 Oct. 2021 -
The meeting was livestreamed onto a screen outside the room as well as online, as is customary.
— The Indianapolis Star, 27 Apr. 2023 -
Due to preparation for the Olympics, the race won’t finish in Paris as is customary, but rather in Nice on France’s southern coast).
— Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 30 June 2024 -
Rublev led 3-2, on-serve to start the second set, when a dark cloud appeared over the court and a customary DC Open downpour ensued.
— Sapna Bansil, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2024 -
But of course, that is the passenger's decision and a few bucks per bag is customary.
— Scott Laird, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Oct. 2023 -
On Friday, Henderson said her son left their home around 4 p.m., with his customary words on the way out.
— Dan Morse, Washington Post, 23 Sep. 2023 -
As is customary, Trump wrote a letter to the rabbis, read it quietly, then tore it up and placed in the enclosed area.
— NBC News, 8 Oct. 2024 -
The merger is expected to close in the third quarter of 2025, subject to customary conditions.
— Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024 -
Later, the film’s producers refused to grant the movie’s art and name to the paperback version of the book — as is customary, theoretically enhancing the promotion of both properties — which incensed the usually docile Mezrich.
— Simon Van Zuylen-Wood, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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