How to Use tradition in a Sentence

tradition

noun

• It is their tradition to give thanks before they start eating.
• They no longer follow the traditions of their ancestors.
• They no longer follow tradition.
• According to tradition, the goddess lies sleeping beneath the mountain.
• We broke with tradition and had goose for Thanksgiving instead of turkey.
• By tradition, the celebration begins at midnight.
• One of our town's time-honored traditions is to have an Easter egg hunt the week before Easter.
• There's an office tradition of wearing casual clothes on Fridays.
• The tradition was brought across the Atlantic from West Africa.
  — Melissa Noel, Essence, 13 Feb. 2024
• The tradition began 31 years ago and is now one of the largest public light displays in the country.
  — Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2023
• The event is steeped in tradition — and calls for royal regalia.
  — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 25 Sep. 2023
• The mid-May date spread around the world, though many countries still maintain their own dates and traditions.
  — Alyssa Beall, USA TODAY, 13 May 2023
• The old-school details pave the way for a meal that revels in French tradition rather than fireworks.
  — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 27 Nov. 2023
• But the fledgling tradition of mariachi opera did not die with him.
  — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2023
• Drag is a tradition, an art form that goes back centuries in many countries.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 6 Mar. 2024
• The tradition has carried the Parton siblings through their adult years.
  — Emily Weaver, Peoplemag, 11 July 2023
• And while Barrera cannot speak Polish well today, the traditions and the music stuck with her.
  — Bill Jones, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2024
• First day of school pictures are a tradition for many parents.
  — Chelsie Desouza, Parents, 15 Aug. 2023
• Even in a club that prides itself on tradition, history is rarely top of mind at Crack ‘Em Up.
  — Nate Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2023
• The local traditions include bulls and horses, the landscape is unique.
  — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 9 Dec. 2023
• In the same issue, Billboard embraced what has now become a 45-year tradition: predicting the end of the band.
  — Joe Lynch, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2023
• Contrary to crust-punk tradition, Ferrell didn’t dress in black or sport a raccoon tail.
  — Erin Osmon, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
• Upon coming to San Diego, Holman looked to join the rich tradition at Bishop’s.
  — Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2024
• Her desk was draped in a black cloak with a vase of white roses, a longtime Senate tradition when a senator dies.
  — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2023
• And as the Union grew, scattering civil War veterans between the coasts, so did the tradition.
  — Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2023
• Cecil, 78, is world-renowned in the classical Renaissance tradition and still runs the school.
  — Dodie Kazanjian, Vogue, 30 Jan. 2024
• The idea for the festival came at the end of last year, Hatch said, when the Maryland Film Festival — a tradition since 1999 — called off this year’s event due to financial strain.
  — Abigail Gruskin, Baltimore Sun, 16 Aug. 2023
• As is tradition at awards shows of this magnitude, when a winner goes long on their acceptance speech, music plays to nudge them off the stage.
  — Jp Mangalindan, Peoplemag, 16 Jan. 2024
• Before the blues, the main performance tradition was a collective one.
  — Yasmina Price, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2023
• In keeping with tradition, details of Coon’s role are being kept under wraps.
  — Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024