ordinarily

Example Sentences

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He said that performers who ordinarily would leap at the chance to play U.S. festivals are taking hard looks at the payoffs and risks.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

"Chimpanzees are sort of melodramatic," he said, explaining that following arguments there would ordinarily be "screaming and chasing" and then later, they would grooming and co-operating.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

But as the Chief writes, the term “‘regulate,’ as that term is ordinarily used, means to ‘fix, establish, or control; to adjust by rule, method, or established mode.’

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Alito, whose appreciation for private jet travel is well-established, would ordinarily be due at his day job.

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2026

Our patron was Baron Greyfallow, and his name opened many doors that would ordinarily be closed to the Edema Ruh.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss