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Discover LudwigIt could potentially be used as part of a sentence, but it would depend on the context and how it is being used.
Here are a few examples of how it could be used: - "There is a custom about how to greet elders in their culture." - "The locals have a custom about leaving their shoes at the door." - "I'm not sure what the custom is about wearing black to a funeral." In all of these examples, "custom about" is used to describe a tradition or practice related to a specific topic. It is typically used to introduce or discuss a specific cultural or societal norm. You could use it in both spoken and written English, but it may be more common in written form.
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"Does the white man understand our custom about land?" Okonkwo asks a friend in puzzlement.
I was, after the usual custom, about to go out and check the vines for overnight frost, when the Abbot made a special announcement.
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In the area of ethics, doubts were raised about accepting various mores and customs and about claiming any objective basis for making judgments of value.
Los Santos Customs is about to get a whole heap of my hard earned.
What are other customs about teeth in other countries?
Much of his popularity rested heavily on his willingness to break existing customs about political correctness.
Mr. Heslop, who said that the government offered to settle with him for a $1,100 fine, which he has so far declined, added that he suspected that Mexican officials might have tipped off customs about him and another passenger.
This is also the safest option when men greet women, or vice versa due to varying local customs about touching the opposite sex.
Law ultimately rests on custom: customs about who shall have the authority to decide disputes, what they shall treat as binding reasons for decision, i.e. as sources of law, and how customs may be changed.
Be sure to check with customs about any charges on such foods coming in to your country.
In Japanese custom, asking about frequency of symptoms before asking about the presence of symptoms, that is, assuming their presence, is unnatural and impolite.
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