usual thing
Example Sentences
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But, Pelecanos added, “I knew where his heart was. This wasn’t going to be the usual thing where bad guys are pursued and caught.”
From New York Times • Oct. 3, 2022
But I really wanted to inhabit this character so for certain scenes I stopped myself doing the usual thing of making notes about how the scenes might go and I would get to them empty-handed.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2022
I was not able to do my usual thing of procrastinating as long as possible before trimming and preparing artichokes, because the artichokes just would not go in the fridge.
From Slate • Apr. 7, 2020
Oh, and two-time rushing champion Ezekiel Elliott did his usual thing — with a little emphasis on his punishing style.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 21, 2019
“Congratulations, sir, on having an educated man on board. Not the usual thing on a—a—merchant ship, you know.”
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
