conventions

Example Sentences

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“You were the voice of my childhood” is a phrase that actor Larry Brantley hears often when meeting fans at pop culture conventions.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Jeers to the snaking Starbucks lines on the Las Vegas Strip when conventions and other big events are in town.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

This nod to elaborate disguises, favoured by attendees at science fiction conventions, hints at Smith's core audience.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

This constitutes what is now called “practical monetarism”—an updated form of monetarism that brings lessons from the past into contact with the accepted conventions of the present.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

The key is to recognize that the rules of usage are tacit conventions.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker