ordinarily
Example Sentences
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Step into your local supermarket, and you may find that those ordinarily humble broccoli bunches or cauliflower heads now carry higher price tags.
From Salon ● May 27, 2026
Young, urban professionals—known for their college degrees, willingness to work late and such harmless eccentricities as paying large markups for “local” produce—do not ordinarily instill terror.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
A reading of 53.3 would ordinarily be celebrated, especially after underperformance by manufacturers since the pandemic, but S&P Global Market Intelligence Economics Director Paul Smith said April’s number should be treated with caution.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
He said security arrangements on such visits were ordinarily very tight but they should be reviewed afresh "to make sure there are no loopholes at all".
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2026
Obinze would ordinarily not have said anything at all, just watched and listened, but today, for some reason, he said, “Didn’t we all go to primary schools that taught the Nigerian curriculum?”
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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