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.
  • For one, traditions are hard to break.
    — Big Think, 2 Sep. 2025
  • There is not just one tradition.
    — Quispe López, Them., 9 Sep. 2025
  • This could be your new tradition.
    — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 5 May 2026
  • There are traditions to the sport.
    — Dave Altimari, Hartford Courant, 16 Feb. 2026
  • And maybe one day my daughter will join in on the tradition too.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Our tradition does not allow time to pass us by.
    — Risa Polansky Shiman, Sun Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2026
  • This tradition should be viewed as a form of flattery.
    — U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
  • And painting them is part of the tradition.
    — Anna Halkidis, Parents, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Talk to them about their life, their culture, their traditions.
    — Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Indeed, there is a long tradition of them.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Playwrights have long been drawn to that tradition.
    — Talya Zax, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2026
  • But just where did the spring-cleaning tradition come from, and is there a right time to do it?
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Some folks have a tradition of using the same one year after year.
    — Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 12 Dec. 2022
  • Yes, rap battling is a tradition that dates to the glory years of the art form.
    — Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
  • But none has Italy’s tradition.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 30 Mar. 2026
  • 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
  • What are your Cannes traditions?
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 13 May 2026
  • Last year might have been the final straw for the long-standing tradition.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 17 Nov. 2022
  • First day of school pictures are a tradition for many parents.
    — Chelsie Desouza, Parents, 15 Aug. 2023
  • The accents, the clothes, the food traditions.
    — Sarah Hepola, Dallas Morning News, 23 Feb. 2026
  • To be a great man, in this tradition, is to be ungovernable by small rules.
    — Literary Hub, 6 May 2026

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