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.
• 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, 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
• As has become customary, there will be a lottery for 40 $10 seats for performances.
  — Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 July 2021
• Porter intended the story to be different from his customary product.
  — The New Yorker, 28 June 2021
• Given my customary forecasting prowess, I will doubtless be proved wrong.
  — Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 27 June 2021
• Crossing the finish line in first place with an eye-popping time while her competitors battle for second place is becoming customary when Mu hits the track.
  — Tyler Dragon, USA TODAY, 26 June 2021
• As is customary for defendants, Cahill told Chauvin to stand at the lectern with his lawyer Eric Nelson.
  — Paul Walsh, Star Tribune, 26 June 2021
• And after army service and the customary tour-the-world trip afterward, our students enter their studies older and more mature and aware of global challenges.
  — Renee Ghert-Zand, sun-sentinel.com, 23 June 2021
• Lucid said the public offering is expected to close on or about Friday, subject to customary closing conditions.
  — Michael Wayland, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2024
• Some readers might be turning redder in the face now than the Italian brand’s customary livery and resolving never to even look at another Ferrari again.
  — James Morris, Forbes, 26 June 2021
• Ideally, Phoenix is aiming for a new type of agreement that reconciles both sides, hoping to retain local control while avoiding costs customary of consent decrees.
  — Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 17 Oct. 2024
• 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
• 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
• 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

Last Updated: 14 Nov 2024