avocational
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- avocationalist noun
- avocationally adverb
Example Sentences
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There really isn’t anywhere else in the country that is structured like we are in terms of hosting so many avocational community organizations and ensembles alongside major international and national figures.
From Seattle Times
She was a member of avocational quilting groups.
From Washington Post
She was an avocational historian of the federal city and did historical research tracking and mapping land ownership; her work was later exhibited by the Smithsonian Institution and archived at the Library of Congress.
From Washington Post
He was an avocational florist at his home in Haymarket, where he cultivated eight acres of azaleas.
From Washington Post
A breakthrough by avocational archaeologist Tom Ashmore, who finally pinpointed the site of the long gone adobe building, was the inspiration for the two-day bash.
From Washington Times
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