matter of course
Example Sentences
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Electronic warfare disrupts communications and navigation as a matter of course.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
As a practical matter, of course, that may be difficult, since anyone who will be named by a federal court or approved by the Senate may have too much integrity to pursue such baseless charges.
From Slate • Nov. 24, 2025
Unlike the PET file, Downing Street would not receive the results of such a process as a matter of course, even in an extremely high-profile appointment.
From BBC • Sep. 13, 2025
It’s so rare because failure — by pitchers as well as batters — is expected as a matter of course.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2025
The Quaker petition should be heard and forwarded to a committee 4 as a matter of course.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
