avocation

Example Sentences

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Many decades later, creating meals from scratch – not because I have to, but because I want to – is a cherished avocation.

From Salon

His dialogue snaps, and he can riff on just about anything, including Joe’s avocation as a jazz pianist, with authority.

From Los Angeles Times

This avocation can be traced back to an obscure Farmer Alfalfa cartoon his father showed him once.

From Seattle Times

Once she yells about her charley horse what might have been a saucy turn degrades into an awkward limb pile because that is Miranda's avocation.

From Salon

At home, he strove for perfection in his avocation, woodworking, where the process was more flexible but the product, for better or worse, could be definitive.

From New York Times