ordinary

Example Sentences

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Justice Horace Gray didn’t say that “jurisdiction” means being subject to ordinary criminal or civil law, as opponents of the president’s order maintain.

From The Wall Street Journal

Last month, ordinary Iranians told the BBC about security checkpoints around the capital, where they said residents were stopped and searched.

From BBC

According to the lore, Sandy June’s is more than an ordinary building.

From Literature

Even through his bleary eye, Clare had known that the fox standing before him was no ordinary creature.

From Literature

"It's a symbolic gesture that won't have any real impact on the economy for ordinary Cubans," he added.

From Barron's