ordinary

Example Sentences

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"It represents togetherness and something a little out of the ordinary," she said in a video released by NASA.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

That law incorporates the language of the 14th Amendment, but this view contends that lawmakers in 1952 understood “jurisdiction” in the now conventional sense of ordinary law.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

The explosion was not visible in ordinary light.

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

I imagine her somewhere ordinary and extraordinary at once, living a life not defined solely by the morning her heart stopped.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

“So they were not birthday cards, but simply ordinary, everyday correspondence.”

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood