All 7 Uses

tradition
in
Unbroken, by Hillenbrand
(Edited)

Louie won so many wristwatches, the traditional laurel of track, that he began handing them out all over town.
p. 19.6 *

traditional = customary
The hit of the village was the Japanese contingent, whose tradition of prodigious gift giving made them the collective Santa Claus of the Games.
p. 31.6

tradition = custom
On deck, men were assembling to raise flags as a band played the national anthem, a Sunday morning tradition.
p. 47.2
Naming bombers was a grand tradition.
p. 63.5

tradition = long-standing practice
As the laborer prepared a plate of pickles and a cup of tea, a traditional offering to visitors, the officer pulled out a photograph of Watanabe, dressed in his sergeant's uniform.
p. 354.8

traditional = customary
"Every head bowed and every eye closed," said Graham, offering a traditional invitation to repentance, a declaration of faith, and absolution.
p. 373.8

traditional = conventional
In the corner of a sitting room in her house, Shizuka would keep a small shrine to Mutsuhiro, a tradition among bereaved Japanese families.
p. 379.4

tradition = custom

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