Sentence examples for curious practice from inspiring English sources

That curious practice is widespread in Alabama trial courts.

In Kyōto, political authority was still further diffused by the introduction in the 11th century of a curious practice known as insei ("cloistered rule").

In the months leading up to her murder, relatives noticed Matthews had begun a curious practice of leaping out at Becky to scare her.

Seventy-two years later, Borys published an account of life with his eccentric father in a biography-cum-memoir which uniquely exemplifies the curious practice of filial writing.

In "Christmas Eve," Irving specifically mentions the curious practice of hanging mistletoe, so odd that it required a footnote to explain to his American readers: "The mistletoe is still hung up in farmhouses and kitchens at Christmas; and the young men have the privilege of kissing the girls under it, plucking each time a berry from the bush.

Instead, we have a curious practice in this country of hiding behind pieces of paper when confronted with moral dilemmas.

Their talk is not just dirty but bizarrely detailed — spangled with fantasy, odd practices, and curious devices.

Simon Winchester, in an otherwise thoughtful piece in the Times Book Review, opened by describing a curious sexual practice involving butterflies, a friend of his, and "a sweet-smelling unguent".

I would say to a young musician, "Be curious, learn, practice, try different things and enjoy life," which I do.

Users spend their fantasy "lunch money" to "own" other members or celebrities, a curious but popular practice.

One curious yet fun practice we've upheld here is that old archives maintain their old look".