usual thing
Example Sentences
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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
As an investor, I’m doing my usual thing, buying low-cost index funds that mirror the broad market and hanging on for the long term.
From New York Times ● Apr. 22, 2022
The brokerage is doing the usual thing in setting up accounts for you and your siblings for your respective amount, instead of cutting you a check.
From Slate ● Feb. 22, 2022
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
“Well, it’s not the usual thing you get nuns doing.”
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
