usually
adverb
usu·al·ly
ˈyü-zhə-wə-lē 
-zhə-lē;
ˈyüzh-wə-lē,
ˈyüzh-lē
: according to the usual or ordinary course of things : most often : as a rule : customarily, ordinarily
a trip that usually takes an hour
a time of year when the weather is usually hot
On weekdays, I usually biked alone around San Francisco.—
Oliver Sacks
Oliver SacksTo establish a new epoch, geologists usually have to find clear evidence in the rock record of a massive, planet-altering shift.—Gayathri Vaidyanathan
Gayathri VaidyanathanCelebrity outbursts are usually so outrageous that the average person can't really relate to them.—Kyra Kyles
Kyra KylesThese chemicals usually do not kill the insects: a plant does not care whether predators die; it just wants them to go away and not come back.—Mark P. Mattson
Mark P. MattsonExamples of usually in a Sentence
we usually go out to eat on Fridays
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His process usually begins the same way: examining the release language tucked near the end of the agreement, where the list of parties shielded from liability appears.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Ryan Reynolds, who moonlights as co-owner of Welsh soccer club Wrexham A.F.C., turned up alongside super-creator Taylor Sheridan (whose own athletics usually involve cattle), NBA investor Mark Cuban and former Obama commerce secretary Penny Prtizker.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025
Smith usually shows his men’s collections in Paris, and earlier this year opted for a salon-style show at his showroom in the French capital.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2025
And though Taylor Swift is not set to perform, there are usually some surprise performers that are never announced ahead of time.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 10 Apr. 2025
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Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Ryan Reynolds, who moonlights as co-owner of Welsh soccer club Wrexham A.F.C., turned up alongside super-creator Taylor Sheridan (whose own athletics usually involve cattle), NBA investor Mark Cuban and former Obama commerce secretary Penny Prtizker.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025
Smith usually shows his men’s collections in Paris, and earlier this year opted for a salon-style show at his showroom in the French capital.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2025
And though Taylor Swift is not set to perform, there are usually some surprise performers that are never announced ahead of time.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 10 Apr. 2025
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“Usually.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/usually. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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