Examples of force of habit in a Sentence
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But maybe that’s just force of habit.
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Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
Attribute it to love languages or force of habit or just a desire to spread cheer.
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R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
4 Dec. 2025
After 30 years in the IT support world, redundancies, contingencies, and plan B’s are a force of habit.
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Jj Rosen,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
Looking up between innings is now a force of habit.
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Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
Different levels of mental and muscular activity during sleep and waking — though the temperature curve may persist through force of habit even when sleeping patterns change.
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Discover Magazine,
14 June 2024
Or is the American tendency to refrigerate eggs just a force of habit?
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Taylor Tobin,
Southern Living,
31 Oct. 2023
However, this rotation of sweet or salty snacks winding their way through the office may not merely be a force of habit.
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Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune Well,
26 Oct. 2023
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Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
Attribute it to love languages or force of habit or just a desire to spread cheer.
—
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
4 Dec. 2025
After 30 years in the IT support world, redundancies, contingencies, and plan B’s are a force of habit.
—
Jj Rosen,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
Looking up between innings is now a force of habit.
—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
Different levels of mental and muscular activity during sleep and waking — though the temperature curve may persist through force of habit even when sleeping patterns change.
—
Discover Magazine,
14 June 2024
Or is the American tendency to refrigerate eggs just a force of habit?
—
Taylor Tobin,
Southern Living,
31 Oct. 2023
However, this rotation of sweet or salty snacks winding their way through the office may not merely be a force of habit.
—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune Well,
26 Oct. 2023
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