avocation

Example Sentences

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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 • Feb. 8, 2024

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 • Jul. 9, 2023

“He really pulled it all together. He kind of took it from an avocation to a profession and set the stage for everything that came after that,” former NFL referee Ed Hochuli said.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 2, 2022

In fact, examining her particular talent for this avocation — and how her style contributed to it — explains a lot about the workings of Mr. Epstein’s enterprise.

From New York Times • Dec. 17, 2021

When he was advised that he had no avocation, he left the island, came to America to study the then budding field of psychiatry.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison