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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’ll be really exciting to see her get back out into the wild but of course I’ll worry about her forever — getting tangled up again, or something else,” Adams said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 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

Like all our meddling in the past hadn’t changed the future, but, of course, it had.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin