par for the course
Example Sentences
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Boehly was reviled by Chelsea’s supporters but took the criticism in good humor, saying it was par for the course of being the team’s chairman.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
When bouts of dissociation started to become par for the course, wearing hardware reminded me I was in a body on planet Earth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
These findings are pretty much par for the course.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
If the business-casual look is par for the course in American politics, it’s less common across the pond, and was evidently intended to signal a tough-minded reset.
From Salon ● May 12, 2026
Aches and pains in his heart, kidneys and lungs are also par for the course.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
