How to Use custom in a Sentence

custom

1 of 2 noun

• It took us a long time to clear customs at the border.
• It is the custom for the bride to wear a white dress on her wedding day.
• It's a matter of custom.
• We went through customs at the airport without any difficulty.
• According to custom, the festivities begin at dusk.
• The song is a boot scoot, so a custom dance just made sense.
  — Naaman Zhou, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2023
• And that means doing away with the silly custom of leaving the shell on the shrimp.
  — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2023
• Walk in and pick up a treat, or preorder a custom cake for a special event.
  — Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 8 Jan. 2024
• All of the beds were custom made and finished with curtains from Chelsea Textiles.
  — Jessica Cherner, House Beautiful, 28 Aug. 2023
• Rinse the day away with a rainfall shower head in a custom tile shower and enjoy (the) night with plush beds.
  — Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 13 Apr. 2024
• The Barista Touch is designed for the home barista who wants to program in their own custom drinks and access them at the touch of a button.
  — Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 28 Nov. 2023
• Sigler partnered with The Shade Store, which makes custom drapes, blinds and shades, to create her airy curtains.
  — Hannah Chubb, Peoplemag, 20 June 2023
• Trump will dip into the issues here and there as custom requires.
  — Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 28 Aug. 2023
• Rose had two custom wigs in different lengths made for him.
  — Kirbie Johnson, Allure, 22 Dec. 2023
• Pop any of these gems into your personal playlists — or scroll to the end of the post for a custom playlist of our favorite cool pop songs of this year.
  — Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2023
• Get the look: For an upscale window box (like the one above), have one custom made from rot-resistant wood, such as cedar.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 16 June 2023
• Her custom minidress from Coach was covered in black sequins and featured long sleeves and a turtleneck.
  — Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 29 Sep. 2023
• Per custom, Story will treat the locker room to a postgame meal before leaving.
  — Greg McKenna, BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2023
• In the pics, the cousins smile big, exchange a hug and wrap their arms around each other — all while sporting some custom family merch!
  — Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 22 July 2023
• The bottoms have the same scrunched-ruching style as the Twist Front Top and feature side ties with gold accents that hang near your hips to provide a custom fit.
  — Lauren Fischer, Peoplemag, 29 May 2023
• If that's the case, consider having a custom piece designed.
  — Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 23 Feb. 2024
• The centerpiece was this ceremony gown by Karen Sabag, custom made with buttons along the back and a high slit.
  — Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 5 June 2023
• The shop takes custom orders for events and special occasions.
  — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 12 July 2023
• In the kitchen, where Di Capua’s husband cooks many of their meals, the oak cabinetry is custom, and the counters are in green terrazzo.
  — Camille Okhio, ELLE Decor, 3 Aug. 2023
• Emily Blunt wowed in a plunging custom Louis Vuitton dress.
  — Maane Khatchatourian, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2024
• Ferrera wore a custom Dior Haute Couture black wool and silk crepe dress with white organza sleeves.
  — Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 25 Feb. 2024
• There’s also no fee for canceling Room & Board items — even custom pieces.
  — Leslie J. Thompson, Dallas News, 7 Sep. 2023
• Similar to the King's Cake custom at Mardi Gras, there is often a small baby figurine inside one of the slices.
  — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2023
• On Etsy This barrel can be engraved with a name, initials, a special date, and even a custom logo.
  — Amanda Ogle, Southern Living, 30 June 2023
• Adorned with one of their custom tropical prints, this style is ideal for that next island getaway.
  — Kristina Rutkowski, harpersbazaar.com, 31 May 2023

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custom

2 of 2 adjective

• The new kitchen will have custom cabinets.
• The rest of the family will get custom scarves and hats.
  — Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2023
• The Google map allows the user to play with a custom street view panorama of each stop on the tour.
  — Adelaide Chen, OrlandoSentinel.com, 16 Oct. 2017
• Tea, fruits, sweets, and new clothes and home supplies are custom as well.
  — Leah Campano, Seventeen, 11 Jan. 2023
• The prince dressed in full military attire, as is custom, for the event.
  — Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 17 Mar. 2023
• The travertine table is custom, the vintage chairs are by Afra and Tobia Scarpa, and the sconces are by Pinch.
  — Catherine Hong, ELLE Decor, 20 Apr. 2023
• The new wheelchair will be custom fit for Grace by Numotion and costs $4,040.
  — Angela Shoemaker, The Courier-Journal, 14 Aug. 2017
• In honor of the Atlanta Braves, custom artwork throughout the hotel come in shades of red, white and blue.
  — Nancy Trejos, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2018
• One of their custom two-wheelers is a model that Clark and Murphy called the Alchemy.
  — Richard Chin, Star Tribune, 1 June 2021
• The first 50 fans to head to cameo.com/koolaidman can submit a Cameo request from the red jug himself, and will get custom shout-outs from Kool-AidMan.
  — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 9 Aug. 2019
• These need to be custom fit and will prevent wind from blowing water around the windows of your home.
  — Abigail Abrams, Time, 7 Sep. 2017
• The estate is fitted with a smart home system and has custom light fixtures.
  — Ebony Day, azcentral, 22 July 2019
• The island in the kitchen is brass, the cabinetry is cerused oak, the countertops are marble, and the light fixtures are custom.
  — Celia Barbour, ELLE Decor, 14 Mar. 2023
• Custom friends lists are great for cutting down on News Feed clutter.
  — David Nield, Popular Mechanics, 23 Mar. 2017
• The estate sports an open timber truss design and is topped with a custom Italian slate roof.
  — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2023
• The lot came with removable, chromed, double back bar beer taps, and a custom wooden shelf.
  — Brittany Bowker, BostonGlobe.com, 5 June 2023
• This could occur in many different ways, one of which is custom.
  — J. Joel Alicea, National Review, 30 Aug. 2023
• Those who reach its top tiers will earn custom character skins, which...
  — Hayden Dingman, PCWorld, 17 June 2019
• Thirty lots will be custom hillside homes with sea views, with land starting at $60 a square foot.
  — New York Times, 10 Mar. 2021
• When asked what makes the home special, Penney points out the two kitchens fitted with custom Amish cabinetry and a new walk-in pantry.
  — cleveland, 2 Apr. 2021
• Every bathroom in the home has custom mosaic floors and fittings by Kohler and Lefroy Brooks.
  — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 19 Sep. 2022
• As far as the furniture goes, 95 percent of the furnishings are custom.
  — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2023
• Privateer could launch its own, custom Pono satellites in the years to come as needed, to fill in any blind spots, Fielding said.
  — Jackie Wattles, CNN, 1 Mar. 2022
• In fact, a couple of employees have sewed custom masks for staff members.
  — John Benson, cleveland, 4 May 2020
• Every bathing suit and camp shirt was handmade and silk screened and completely custom.
  — Time, 27 June 2023
• Brown wore custom Louis Vuitton silk Taffeta coat dress and pants on Sunday.
  — Jodi Guglielmi, PEOPLE.com, 19 Jan. 2020
• After brunch or before dinner, take one of the custom Emeline bikes out for a spin around the neighborhood.
  — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2023
• No room was an afterthought— even the mudroom off the kitchen features custom Spanish tile.
  — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 15 Jan. 2024
• While custom styles in wild materials can raise the price, the most popular strap is a classic, plain black.
  — Michelle Pemberton, Indianapolis Star, 7 Feb. 2020
• The goal is to take the pain out of AI coding, and instead train custom vision models through an image recognition tool.
  — Dami Lee, The Verge, 2 Apr. 2018

Last Updated: 3 May 2024