ordinarily

Example Sentences

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After weeks of bombing and counter-strikes, focus has shifted to the standoff in the Strait of Hormuz, which ordinarily carries around a fifth of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

A scandal of this magnitude might ordinarily create an opportunity for a reset.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Choreographer Annie-B Parson’s dancers eloquently, if ordinarily, escort Tristan and Isolde to the other side, leaving their egos behind.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Former DOJ prosecutors told ProPublica that they typically reviewed caseloads every six months with supervisors and that closing out languishing cases wouldn’t ordinarily be cause for concern.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026

I doubt it was much fun for all the other instrumentalists, either, who would not ordinarily have been bound by such restrictions.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall