not habitual

Example Sentences

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CNN, where people who are not habitual cable news viewers often go for major breaking stories, still uses the ticker full time.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2021

“However, nobody would argue that Upper Paleolithic hunter-gatherers were not habitual users of fire,” they wrote in a response to Sandgathe et al.’s criticism of their work.

From Slate • Oct. 5, 2012

Afterwards, the Roma player said he was grateful for the support of those around him after an impressive display in a role that is not habitual.

From The Guardian • Jun. 11, 2012

That’s not habitual for ballet dancers, who are more used to choreographers trying out only steps with them.

From New York Times • May 6, 2011

So that dowdy get-up is for my benefit, and is not habitual to her!—Or is it, that she has only one costume and keeps it for Sundays and days of fête?—

From Man and Maid by Glyn, Elinor