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

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

She still remembers the day in detail - how ordinarily it began.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Admittedly this is painful and one is well advised to avoid being stung, just as one ordinarily avoids the sting of wasp or bee.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson