ordinarily
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Because the black hole was not actively consuming matter, it would ordinarily have remained invisible.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026
Although the agency possesses broad authority to issue market-monitoring requests, these lenders generally fall below its $10 billion supervisory threshold and therefore are not ordinarily subject to this level of scrutiny.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
This one, ordinarily known as the MetLife, has more than 78,000 seats in the district of East Rutherford.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
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
He is searching for the beast that lives in him, Comrade Pillai had told them—frightened, wide-eyed children—when the ordinarily good-natured Bhima began to bay and snarl.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
![]()