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but of course

ADVERB
naturally
Synonyms
STRONGEST
commonly consistently easily generally instinctively normally simply spontaneously typically uniformly usually
WEAK
artlessly by birth by nature candidly casually characteristically customarily freely genuinely habitually impulsively informally innocently openly ordinarily readily unaffectedly unpretentiously
Antonyms
STRONGEST
difficultly unusually
WEAK
affectedly unnaturally

Example Sentences

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"I had the time of my life there. It's not a stage-stage school, but of course there's kids doing pirouettes and going 'Aaaaaahhhhh!' in the hallways," Adele told BBC 4 radio in 2022.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

"It's not only claustrophobic for the character, but of course it's claustrophobic for the viewers," Chuprina says.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

It’s fun to imagine that rustic, semi-remote places like this never change, but of course they do, for better and worse.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026

He had kept some papers in the glove box of the truck, but of course the thieves had taken those, and they were gone now.

From Slate • Jan. 27, 2026

And a letter from Grammy, right on time, but of course that was just a coincidence.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank