: behavior made involuntary or automatic by repeated practice
Examples of force of habit in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebDifferent 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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