habit

Example Sentences

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While the war’s duration is unknown, Lee looks at seven major conflicts dating back to 1900 and finds equity markets have a habit of troughing early on because investors “price adverse risks early and quickly.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

New research from The University of Texas at El Paso suggests that habit may come with an unexpected downside.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

"I have an emergency bag prepared in case I have to evacuate... This is just a habit I got from Myanmar."

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

The event, which ended this Saturday, felt vestigial, held more out of habit than because there was any urgent niche for it to fill.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

Too, she had long been in the habit of having a piece of buttered toast and marmalade at eleven o’clock in the morning and was sad to miss it.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood