Sentence examples for charming custom from inspiring English sources

Among the ceremonial duties of the consul general of Barbados in New York is a charming custom rooted in the colonial history of that island nation.

In France, there's a charming custom of drinking a toast to first-of the-season produce, like welcoming an old friend.

Jonathan Holt puts a breathtaking spin on this charming custom in his first novel, THE ABOMINATION (Harper, $25.99), by inventing Carnivia, an elaborate computer game in which masked visitors enter a creepy 3-D mirror world of Venice.

Tradition runs deep at Topps Bakery, in Bronxville, where I found charming custom chocolates made from antique German and Austrian molds, in an assortment of milk and dark chocolate ($5 to $9).

We have such charming customs down here".

THE BLEND The house line is charming, but custom shirts, pants and suits are also available.

Evidence from the press of a revival of the charming old custom.

By W. E. Farbstein The New Yorker, December 3, 1938 P. 122 Evidence from the press of a revival of the charming old custom.

Initially many will find this a charming local custom but once the novelty wears off there may be more than a few complaints of earache both inside stadiums and from TV audiences.

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We find some of the unchanged customs charming, such as the "chimney-watch" or the burning of ballots.