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How to use usual in a sentence

We had six field-pieces, but we only took four, harnessed wit twice the usual number of horses.

As usual the dinner was recherché, for the Pandemonium chef enjoyed a world-wide reputation.

This habit and the fact that she cares more for color than for drawing are the usual criticisms of her pictures.

The lady in black, creeping behind them, looked a trifle paler and more jaded than usual.

Toward the close of it were the usual number of toasts in honour of Liszt, to which he responded in rather a bored sort of way.

The usual forms are: (a) Ammoniomagnesium phosphate crystals; (b) acid calcium phosphate crystals; and (c) amorphous phosphates.

She has been with us a great deal—she has no idea what is going on—and I can't honestly say that she chatters any less than usual.

CONFIDENCEHENRY JAMES

He vowed he was taking even better care of himself than usual, but his chest is bad again.

ANCESTORSGERTRUDE ATHERTON

A trim maid then brought in the tea equipage, and Georgie did the honours with her usual unaffected grace.

The Italian trip was discussed, and considerable ignorance of geography was, as is usual, manifested by all present.

SYNONYM OF THE DAY

OCTOBER 26, 1985