All 5 Uses of
convention
in
Seabiscuit by Hillenbrand
- Suddenly elevated into the world of the rich, she moved with an easy, charming propriety, yet had the rare grace and aplomb to make her frequent departures from convention seem amusing instead ofscandalous.†
Chpt 1.1 *
- But Smith was a radical departure from conventional trainers.†
Chpt 1.2 *
- Conventional racing wisdom holds that a horse's natural running style cannot be altered.†
Chpt 2.13
- Finally, fearing that War Admiral would exhaust or injure himself fighting a conventional starting gate, and wanting to take advantage of his horse's skill at breaking from a walk, Riddle insisted that the race be started from an antiquated, gateless walk-up.†
Chpt 2.18
- Because horses who gain commanding early leads in match races generally win them, observers thought the bullet-breaking War Admiral held a considerable advantage over the historically slower-breaking Seabiscuit, even with a conventional start.†
Chpt 2.18
Definitions:
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(convention as in: conventional behavior) something regarded as normal or typical
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(convention as in: teacher's convention) a large conference or meeting