CUSTOM in a Sentence

Learn CUSTOM from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
383 example sentences for CUSTOM, such as:
1. Once a use, for ever a custom.
2. This custom prevails over the whole area.
3. This custom dates from the nineteenth century.
4. This particular custom has its origins in Wales.
5. He left the house at nine exactly, as is his custom.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 Meanings and Examples of CUSTOM
custom
 n.  a specific practice of long standing
 n.  accepted or habitual practice
Classic Sentence: (188 in 13 pages)
1  Candide was whipped in cadence while they were singing; the Biscayner, and the two men who had refused to eat bacon, were burnt; and Pangloss was hanged, though that was not the custom.
Candide By Voltaire
Context  Highlight   In VI
2  Yes, sir," said the negro, "it is the custom.
Candide By Voltaire
Context  Highlight   In XIX
3  And then the pleasure of talking of that which he loved induced him to relate, according to his custom, part of his adventures with the fair Westphalian.
Candide By Voltaire
Context  Highlight   In XXII
4  established custom; but there is another reason besides.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER IX—THE BROTHER AS DEPICTED BY THE SISTER
5  As was his custom when a stranger supped with him, he made the man sit on his right.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER III—THE HEROISM OF PASSIVE OBEDIENCE.
6  The Bishop asked a blessing; then helped the soup himself, according to his custom.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER III—THE HEROISM OF PASSIVE OBEDIENCE.
7  His comrades assisted him, as is the custom in that sad place.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER VI—JEAN VALJEAN
8  There are people who have not much linen, and wait until late; if you do not wash, you lose your custom.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 7: CHAPTER X—THE SYSTEM OF DENIALS
9  He did not proceed according to his custom, he did not enter into the matter, he exhibited no warrant of arrest.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 8: CHAPTER IV—AUTHORITY REASSERTS ITS RIGHTS
10  The hull had received no damage on the starboard, but some of the planks had been unnailed here and there, according to custom, to permit of air entering the hold.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER III—THE ANKLE-CHAIN MUST HAVE UNDERGONE A CERTAIN...
11  Cosette, according to her custom whenever the Thenardier uplifted her voice, emerged with great haste from beneath the table.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER VIII—THE UNPLEASANTNESS OF RECEIVING INTO ONE'S H...
12  The traveller recalled the graceful and immemorial custom in accordance with which children place their shoes in the chimney on Christmas eve, there to await in the darkness some sparkling gift from their good fairy.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER VIII—THE UNPLEASANTNESS OF RECEIVING INTO ONE'S H...
13  The man seemed engaged in prayer, according to his custom, and was much bent over.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 4: CHAPTER V—A FIVE-FRANC PIECE FALLS ON THE GROUND AND PROD...
14  This custom, the object of which is to break the thread of thought and to lead it back constantly to God, exists in many communities; the formula alone varies.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 6: CHAPTER II—THE OBEDIENCE OF MARTIN VERGA
15  She told about the custom of the four wines, which existed before the Revolution in Champagne and Bourgogne.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 6: CHAPTER IX—A CENTURY UNDER A GUIMPE
Example Sentence: (195 in 14 pages)
1  A bad custom is like a good cake, better broken than kept.
2  This custom prevails over the whole area.
3  A traditional Indian custom used to involve widows burning themselves alive on their husbands' funeral pyres.
4  Once a use, for ever a custom.
5  This custom dates from the nineteenth century.
6  It is the custom in that country for women to marry young.
7  They still follow the custom of pinning money to the bride's dress.
8  In international custom, a nation that unilaterally breaks contracts must make good the damage.
9  He left the house at nine exactly, as is his custom.
10  This particular custom has its origins in Wales.
11  The custom will never receive the sanction of tradition.
12  It is a custom among the Japanese to remove their footwear before entering a house.
13  The usual custom in biography is to begin with the brightest side and to leave the faults to be discovered afterwards.
14  John had a book in his hand - it was his unsocial custom to read at meals - he closed it, and looked up.
15  Their models can offer good value without the hassle of building a totally custom house.