Sentence examples for the custom of using from inspiring English sources

The French name Mardi Gras means Fat Tuesday, from the custom of using all the fats in the home before Lent.

Pier 11/2, which owes its name to the custom of using only odd numbers on piers west of the Ferry Building (the building is between Piers 1 and 3), originated as a lounge and boarding area for passengers of paddle-wheeled craft that shuttled between San Francisco and Sacramento decades ago.

For instance, in a study of hypertension in western Kenya, my colleagues and I observed the custom of using salt instead of refrigeration to preserve food.

For instance, in an ongoing study of hypertension in Kenya, led by Rajesh Vedanthan, M.D., MPH, Assistant Professor of Cardiology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, we have observed the custom of using salt (instead of refrigeration) to preserve food and then cooking that food with additional salt.

Part of the problem in Kew Gardens Hills is the local custom of using the baskets for household waste.

The Ethiopian custom of using medicinal plants for the treatment of intestinal parasites has existed for many generations.

(Father and son follow the Spanish custom of using their mothers' maiden names after a hyphen).

It has grown out of the widespread custom of using prepaid calling credit as an informal currency.Suppose you want to send money from the city back to your family in the country.

It has not been the custom of bishops to use disciplinary measures against one another — or even to issue any public criticism.

Trade terms which have evolved over the years from the custom of merchants are used.

In interleague games the players follow the custom of the home ballpark, using a DH in American League parks and no DH in National League stadiums.