Customary in a sentence as an adjective

With his customary tone of affection and good cheer, he said "mbrock, you are a horrible, horrible person."

\n\nIt is customary to wear Glass with the screen off but not to do the equivalent with a phone. The law is not like software; the judge can consider the case and make the sensible ruling.

The children use the United States customary units, because their parents use it. The parents use it, because their parents used it.

In ultrasonic memories, it was customary to store up to 32 words end to end in the same delay line. The pulse rate was fairly high, but people were much worried about the time spent in waiting for the right word to come around.

This is customary for administrations seeking reelection to do. Vivek likely won't be the first.

If you're dealing with a package centered around Foo, especially methods on same, it's customary to just abbreviate it to f. That clashes with a lot of people's instincts even though, once you get used to it, it works well."

The transaction, which is subject to customary closing conditions, is expected to close later this quarter.

Him: "So you know, it is customary for companies in Silicon Valley to make generous equity grants to attract and retain employees." Me: "Oh totally."

Most workplaces don't involve customary physical violence, or even frequent overt verbal abuse. Glibly telling them that their life is horrible because they're not doing it right is a ******* awful thing to do to them.

Ninety-four percent of the land in Zambia is customary or traditional, no one has a title to it. Its not just sitting there, people are living on it, farming, grazing animals, its just technically under the control of a chief."

Nice deck, BUT this is Hacker News, so here's the customary negative feedback: - the "what's the plan" slide is bad: it doesn't convey the original sense that other providers will join soon or have already joined. the tagline makes it look like it's a future plan, when it's actually describing the past.

Religions are more customary than spiritual and Indians follow 'em just for the sake of customs. It's a common sight to see a young guy driving by a temple reciting a few shlokas while driving and offer a customary mini version of prayer.

Make sure you add the customary letters at the end of each bill, reminding them that any overdelayed payment will result on late fees + interest. Personally, unless I personally know the guys or the company that need my services, I don't take french clients anymore.

The original flag had eight colors, two more than its customary version, each representing an aspect of gay life: red for life, orange for healing, yellow for sun, green for nature, blue for harmony, and violet for spirit." "In 2006, a straight family in Kansas had to defend flying a rainbow flag at their bed and breakfast from some angry townspeople...

I sometimes compare this with the lifestyle I see in some 'less developed' countries, where it is still customary for a family to own the house they live in. The result is that even when the breadwinner is frequently un- or underemployed, and with parts of the household staying at home exclusively without generating an income, their lives seem a lot less stressful.

This would require, among other things, adequate record keeping to substantiate what portion of your electrical costs were necessary and customary in your business, since you can't deduct the personal use portion of the bill. You'd probably have to depreciate equipment rather than deducting it, unless it has an expected useful life under a year or hits some de minimis threshold.

It has become customary when a LinkedIn-related article pops up for people on HN to complain about the endorsements, the spam or to declare that they've deleted their accounts with no remorse. This article isn't about the spam or the endorsements, but rather about its network effects, with its roots lying in the "positive-thinking industry", a pyramid of salesmen for snake-oil following the model of Dale Carnegie, a man who never influenced anybody until he wrote his famous book.

To say, then, that one is "in" on such a term sheet would signify no more than what one signifies by actually signing it: that is, the investor becomes morally bound to negotiate in good faith until the documentation is prepared and signed and also morally bound to participate when such documentation is prepared in good faith and along customary lines. Of course, beyond the legal hurdles, there is the not insignificant issue of how either an investor or a startup would be treated in a tight-knit community such as YC if the person becomes known as being "sue happy."

Customary definitions

adjective

in accordance with convention or custom; "sealed the deal with the customary handshake"

adjective

commonly used or practiced; usual; "his accustomed thoroughness"; "took his customary morning walk"; "his habitual comment"; "with her wonted candor"

See also: accustomed habitual