ordinarily

Example Sentences

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Step into your local supermarket, and you may find that those ordinarily humble broccoli bunches or cauliflower heads now carry higher price tags.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

When a nonprofit “converts” to a for-profit, states ordinarily require the attorney general to make sure the charitable assets are carefully accounted for and paid for by their new owners.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

"Under EFL regulations, Southampton would ordinarily have 14 days to respond to the charges," the statement added.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

After weeks of bombing and counter-strikes, focus has shifted to the standoff in the Strait of Hormuz, which ordinarily carries around a fifth of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

Livestock ordinarily avoid this plant unless forced to turn to it in late winter and early spring by lack of other forage.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson