Sentence examples for making the customary from inspiring English sources
He has asked to go next March, citing the pressures of the job, and the company's board of trustees has consented, making the customary noises of grateful regret.
Mr. Sher's Macbeth is introduced as a revved-up conquering hero, borne on the shoulders of his comrades, instead of making the customary entrance with no one but Banquo (Ken Bones).
A1 Bush Snubs Schröder After Win Chancellor Gerhard Schröder, who narrowly won re-election on Sunday in part by opposing an American war in Iraq, scrambled to try to patch up relations with Washington, but President Bush refrained from making the customary congratulatory telephone call to the German leader.
Chancellor Gerhard Schröder, who won narrow re-election on Sunday in part by opposing an American war in Iraq, tried today to patch up relations with Washington, but President Bush broke with protocol and refrained from making the customary congratulatory telephone call to the German leader.
The youngster giggled and squirmed as the tailor made the customary marks on his suit with chalk.
JUST before Friday's regional semifinal game between Oklahoma State and Seton Hall, Eddie Sutton and Tommy Amaker made the customary walk to midcourt to shake hands.
But W. was, like, enjoying his hissy fit, refusing to make the customary call to congratulate Mr. Schröder.
But it was toward the end of the speech, when Obama made the customary pivot to foreign affairs and national-security issues, that the real drama occurred.
Enrique Peña Nieto, who will be inaugurated as Mexico's president on Saturday, made the customary stop in Washington first to get acquainted with his northern counterpart.
Zola described himself as "steeped in Romanticism," and he made the customary bows toward Romantic themes, like venereal disease and the need for an artistic elect.
January , 2012 The Bruins were scheduled to make the customary championship visit to the White House, but, for political reasons, Thomas declined to come along.
