Shibboleth example sentences

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shib·bo·leth

noun

shibboleth (noun) · shibboleths (plural noun)

- a custom, principle, or belief distinguishing a particular class or group of people, especially a long-standing one regarded as outmoded or no longer important:

Synonyms

tradition, practice, usage, observance, way, convention, procedure, ceremony, ritual, ordinance, form, formality, fashion, mode, manner, mores, consuetude, praxis, Legal

"Shibboleth" Example Sentences

1. It was a shibboleth of the old-fashioned school of thought.
2. His shibboleth was that one should never give up.
3. To him, efficiency was a shibboleth.
4. He was a man of few words, and his shibboleth was 'work'.
5. His shibboleth was: 'Do your best and leave the rest'.
6. His shibboleth was that one should never give up in the face of adversity.
7. His shibboleth was that one should never give in to despair.
8. To him, 'honesty is the best policy' was a shibboleth.
9. His shibboleth was that one should never give up in the face of difficulty.
10. His shibboleth was that one should never give in to fear.
11. His shibboleth was that one should never give up in the face of danger.
12. His shibboleth was that one should never give in to temptation.
13. His shibboleth was that one should never give up in the face of obstacles.
14. His shibboleth was that one should never give in to despair.
15. His shibboleth was that one should never give up in the face of hardship.
16. His shibboleth was that one should never give in to discouragement.
17. His shibboleth was that one should never give up in the face of challenges.
18. His shibboleth was that one should never give in to doubt.
19. His shibboleth was that one should never give up in the face of adversity.
20. His shibboleth was that one should never give in to frustration.
21. His shibboleth was that one should never give up in the face of opposition.
22. His shibboleth was that one should never give in to despair.
23. His shibboleth was that one should never give up in the face of difficulties.
24. His shibboleth was that one should never give in to pessimism.
25. His shibboleth was that one should never give up in the face of obstacles.
26. His shibboleth was that one should never give in to defeatism.
27. His shibboleth was that one should never give up in the face of danger.
28. His shibboleth was that one should never give in to despair.
29. His shibboleth was that one should never give up in the face of adversity.
30. His shibboleth was that one should never give in to resignation.
31. His shibboleth was that one should never give up in the face of challenges.
32. His shibboleth was that one should never give in to apathy.
33. His shibboleth was that one should never give up in the face of hardship.
34. His shibboleth was that one should never give in to hopelessness.
35. His shibboleth was that one should never give up in the face of opposition.
36. His shibboleth was that one should never give in to discouragement.
37. His shibboleth was that one should never give up in the face of difficulty.
38. His shibboleth was that one should never give in to negative thinking.
39. His shibboleth was that one should never give up in the face of temptations.
40. His shibboleth was that one should never give in to despair.