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How to use the word Customary in a Sentence?

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Otherwise, our civil system, in which discovery of sensitive information is customary and routine, would simply collapse.

Judge Barbara Bellis

Found on CNN
1 year ago

In the Turks and Caicos Islands, as in the United Kingdom, it is customary and best practice for an inquest to be held either at the conclusion of a murder investigation, or where an investigation has exhausted all the avenues of inquiry or any related criminal court proceedings have concluded, otherwise, any police investigation or a fair criminal trial is in danger of being compromised by a premature inquest, thereby potentially denying justice for the deceased and their loved ones.

Trevor Botting

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

I know it's customary for people in the administration to submit their resignation, and then we have to take it from there, honestly, I have no idea what will come after that. I'm assuming we will continue on with our Artemis mission and just keep doing what we have been doing at NASA because that's what we do.

Shannon Walker

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Mr. Mangione did nothing wrong during his time at Deutsche Bank, he acted in good faith in performing his customary job functions as a whole loan trader at Deutsche Bank. Mr. Mangione was not responsible for Deutsche Bank's RMBS practices and disclosures to investors, which were at the core of the government's claims against him.

Patrick Smith

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

After watching videos of badminton it was like 'man these guys are actually pretty darn athletic.' They were flying all over and diving on the hard court and I was like I don't think my back would hold up, so we went to a less physically taxing sport, and I figured when the winners have to buy the losers a beer as a customary tradition (in curling), how rough can that sport actually be.

Jared Allen

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

Administrations makes changes, usually, after midterms. And probably we'll be right in that category as well, i think it's very customary.

Donald Trump

Found on CNN
5 years ago

It is customary for Supporters of the shield to be assigned to Members of the Royal Family, and for wives of Members of the Royal Family to have one of their husband's Supporters and one relating to themselves, the Supporter relating to The Duchess of Sussex is a songbird with wings elevated as if flying and an open beak, which with the quill represents the power of communication.

Kensington Palace

Found on CNN
5 years ago

It’s customary to invite the president, if you’re going to invite President President Trump, you need to know President Trump’s going to be President Trump. President Trump was doing what President Trump does.

John Stemberger

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

Customary outside, inconsolable inside!

Ashima

added by ashima
7 years ago

It is customary for senators to introduce nominees from their home states, i'm not here today to take a position or persuade any of our colleagues how to vote. I am keeping an open mind about this nomination and expect this week's hearing will shed light on Judge Gorsuch's judicial approach and views of the law.

Michael Bennet

Found on CNN
7 years ago

The despotism of custom is everywhere the standing hindrance to human advancement, being in unceasing antagonism to that disposition to aim at something better than customary,....

John Stuart Mill

added by Greying_Geezer
7 years ago

The Act should make it an offence for a guardian or other person to enter into a lobola agreement or other customary arrangement or ceremony in respect of a person under the age of 18.

Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Hosting the summit ... we had obligations in relation to the customary law insulating heads of state (from arrest).

South Africa

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Although the Medical Center believes that its financial relationships with its clinical faculty are customary for academic medical centers of its size and complexity, we acknowledge that, with respect to a very small number of legacy relationships, we could not produce documentation sufficient to meet certain technical requirements of federal law.

Westchester Medical

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I believe in a certain type of leadership that is not always customary in this region. I'm not a general. I don't give orders. I know how to work together.

Isaac Herzog

Found on CNN
9 years ago

With the agreement with Microsoft, as is customary, we have this transition and we can't do smartphones ... We have a time limit. In 2016 we can again enter that business, It would be crazy not to look at that opportunity. Of course we will look at it.

Sebastian Nystrom

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

The depth and strength of a human character are defined by its moral reserves. People reveal themselves completely only when they are thrown out of the customary conditions of their life, for only then do they have to fall back on their reserves.

Leon Trotsky

added by anonymous
10 years ago

It is the customary fate of new truths to begin as heresies and to end as superstitions.

Aldous Huxley

added by anonymous
14 years ago

One should guard against preaching to young people success in the customary form as the main aim in life. The most important motive for work in school and in life is pleasure in work, pleasure in its result, and the knowledge of the value of the result to the community.

Albert Einstein

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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