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

During the period when RTÉ would ordinarily be showing the Eurovision grand final, it will instead air Father Ted's Eurovision-themed episode A Song for Europe.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

A reading of 53.3 would ordinarily be celebrated, especially after underperformance by manufacturers since the pandemic, but S&P Global Market Intelligence Economics Director Paul Smith said April’s number should be treated with caution.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 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

When they came, finally, to the pond where he ordinarily refilled his water container and sometimes caught some fish, he found it stagnant.

From "Messenger" by Lois Lowry