How to Use conventional in a Sentence

conventional

adjective

• His views on dating are more conventional than those of some of his friends.
• While microwaves heat up food more quickly, most food tastes better when it is cooked in a conventional oven.
• The number sign is the conventional symbol for labeling something measured in pounds.
• Most of her books are conventional detective stories.
• Starting out, the Millers planned on a repayment rate of about 70%, far below that of a conventional loan program.
  — Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2022
• The 45 is a center-console design, but the rounded stern and subtle curves give it a distinctive look among the more conventional motorboats at the show.
  — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 28 Sep. 2022
• Many of these missiles are capable of carrying either nuclear or conventional warheads.
  — Time, 21 Oct. 2022
• Take it from someone who’d rather feel my stomach growl than scarf down most conventional protein bars, these bars are a game-changer: nutritious, delicious, and exactly what a cyclist needs to keep pedaling.
  — Joni Sweet, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
• And at the end, the core of all of this is this desire to be free of the conventional sort of molds that she has been confined to.
  — Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2024
• Without that extra money, SAF produced from the plant would still have cost 25% more than conventional aviation fuel.
  — Akshat Rathi, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2022
• When Girls went off the air, in 2017, Williams had seemed the likeliest of the cast to achieve conventional star status.
  — Mattie Kahn, Town & Country, 5 Jan. 2023
• None of the shows will be in locations that look like a conventional gallery space.
  — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 5 Nov. 2024
• In its early stages, Time Out of Mind could have been a far more conventional record.
  — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 25 Jan. 2023
• The highly durable glass is oven-safe up to 752°F, which is well above what conventional home ovens can reach.
  — Women's Health, 21 Mar. 2023
• There's also a bathhouse built on the back of the host's home with a conventional toilet and shower.
  — Cari Shane, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Aug. 2023
• Jacob Walsh hit a conventional solo homer in the bottom of the sixth to give Oregon a 4-3 lead.
  — Michael Lev, The Arizona Republic, 28 May 2023
• Most found the grind too hard going and the poverty too bleak, and within a few years returned to the city and more conventional lives.
  — Christine Ro, Longreads, 17 Sep. 2024
• The duo are doing it through a smartphone app and conventional scales.
  — Christopher Elliott, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024
• Henry didn’t fit the conventional view of what a running back should look like.
  — Mark Inabinett | [e-mail], al, 2 Dec. 2022
• These tests are the more conventional CBC, or complete blood count.
  — Andrew Zaleski, Men's Health, 20 Feb. 2023
• In fact, the arty posturing in La Chimera is rather conventional.
  — Armond White, National Review, 3 Apr. 2024
• Green funds tend to do about as well as their conventional counterparts, at least for now.
  — Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2023
• Bird, for instance, tries to counsel the younger men to settle down with a good woman and let the rhythms of a conventional life console them.
  — Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2023
• At the 2022 Met Gala, the Spencer star eschewed conventional red carpet-wear and floor-length gowns for a cropped tuxedo with hot shorts from the French fashion house.
  — Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 May 2023
• Koenig, meanwhile, decided to go for a less conventional red pin-stripe suit with a black button-down and messy bangs to tie it in.
  — Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024
• The book begins with what would be a conventional ending.
  — Danielle Amir Jackson, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2024
• Savoie decided to roll over the balance of the prepaid account to a conventional 529.
  — Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2022
• In a conventional war, a U.S. carrier battle group could face scores of AS-4 missiles launched by dozens of bombers.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 27 July 2023
• This year, Russia has fired at least three Kinzhals with conventional warheads during the war against Ukraine.
  — Louis Mazzante, Popular Mechanics, 9 Jan. 2023
• Avoid lower-quality candles — typically indicative by their price — since those may use conventional waxes or fragrances.
  — Kristen Rogers, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 28 Dec 2024