conventional
adjective
conforming or adhering to accepted standards, as of conduct or taste.
conventionally
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a word derived from
conventional.
Example Sentences
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Back in the studio, the final stretch is the show at its most conventionally useful.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
The experiments showed that the approach could preserve the hardness and mechanical integrity associated with conventionally manufactured WC-Co cemented carbide.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
“Girls Like Girls” may be conventionally imagined, but there’s an admirable focus on unadorned warmth in Kiyoko’s storytelling: She likes her girls and cares enough to want us to like them, too.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
Arturo Sneider, partner at the Primestor development firm, says construction should end up being 30% cheaper than if the project had been built conventionally.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
Wegener investigated the many plant and fossil anomalies that did not fit comfortably into the standard model of Earth history and realized that very little of it made sense if conventionally interpreted.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
