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(sociology) the conventions that embody the fundamental values of a group- In those days the church was not merely a thermometer that recorded the ideas and principles of popular opinion; it was a thermostat that transformed the mores of society.Martin Luther King, Jr. -- Letter from a Birmingham Jail
mores = (sociology) the conventions that embody the fundamental values of a group
- Kettle com and cotton candy, s'mores.Jodi Picoult -- Change of Heart
- There are campfires and s'mores and long walks through the woods.R.J. Palacio -- Wonder
- They refuse to be repressed by society's mores or laws."James Patterson -- Kiss the Girls
- And yet, it was a matter of manners and mores.Pat Frank -- Alas, Babylon
- For tonight, hamburgers, baked beans, s'mores.Gayle Forman -- Where She Went
- " 'Castigat ridendo mores,'* Monsieur Bournisien!Gustave Flaubert -- Madame Bovary
- In my eyes she was the unflinching, strong-armed proponent of white values, mores, and attitudes.Pat Conroy -- The Water is Wide
- S'mores," I cooed, mashing a graham cracker on top of the chocolate-and-marshmallow sandwich I had balanced on my knee.James Patterson -- The Angel Experiment
- Fine art, poetry, that kind of thing, elevates a nation—emollit mores—you understand a little Latin now.George Eliot -- Middlemarch
- Jean Louise's gleanings of adult morals and mores to date were few, but enough: it was possible to have a baby without being married, she knew that.Harper Lee -- Go Set a Watchman
- In particular, the pattern of sexual mores-insofar as there had ever been a single pattern—had altered radically.Arthur C. Clarke -- Childhood's End
- Pots, pans, knives, sisors, lawn mores, Fixed.John Steinbeck -- The Chrysanthemums
- If the kids don't get their s'mores, I'll never hear the end of it.Nicholas Sparks -- Safe Haven
- I was laughing hysterically as we stumbled out of the forest, straight toward the campfire where a dozen teenagers sat making s'mores.Rick Riordan -- The Hidden Oracle
- In a moment, I promise we'll get to the s'mores, but first—".Rick Riordan -- The Lost Hero
- Besides, there will be s'mores at the campfire tonight, and I simply adore chocolate.Rick Riordan -- The Lightning Thief
- She was the youngest mother I had ever known and the only one who ever would have let us eat all the s'mores we wanted.Jill McCorkle -- Ferris Beach
- Note to self: Look up the words progenitive, omnipotent, and mores distributive law 5x + 5y - 5 5(x + y - 1) Distribute WHAT?Meg Cabot -- The Princess Diaries
- "The s'mores fight at the campfire."Rick Riordan -- The Blood of Olympus