convention

Example Sentences

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"So we decided to break a convention too or create a new one, and that is to award the Israel Prize."

From Barron's

By convention, a Shiite Muslim holds the post of prime minister, the parliament speaker is Sunni and the largely ceremonial presidency goes to a Kurd.

From Barron's

There was no mention of immigration at the most recent convention; it was as if the issue didn’t even exist.

From Salon

“She must have felt so much shame,” she said, describing her own experience of being a divorced woman in this town — where custom and convention are supreme, and purposeful familial destruction is abhorrent.

From Los Angeles Times

The installation, unveiled on the Phoenix convention floor, recreated the site of Kirk’s death and quickly became a focal point for attendees, some of whom posed for photos and selfies inside the exhibit.

From Salon