Example Sentences

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Conventionally, doing a series of big favors for a constituency results in some measure of support from that group.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026

Conventionally, a conviction like this would leave careers in tatters and have other life-changing effects.

From BBC • Aug. 13, 2025

"Conventionally, the tasks are broken up spatially with parallel computing. But here, they're broken up in time as well."

From Science Daily • Nov. 27, 2023

Conventionally, comets are made of a nucleus, a solid core of various ices and dust.

From New York Times • Nov. 18, 2022

Conventionally, I suppose, it would be the right thing to represent Alere as a great genius neglected, or as a genius destroyed by intemperance.

From Amaryllis at the Fair by Jefferies, Richard