USUAL in a Sentence

Learn USUAL from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
420 example sentences for USUAL, such as:
1. I went to bed at my usual time.
2. I unrolled my sleeping bag as usual.
3. Steve, as usual, was the last to arrive.
4. Life could and did go on almost as usual.
5. For us Indonesians,rice is the most usual food.
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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 Meanings and Examples of USUAL
usual
 a.  occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
 a.  commonly encountered
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  She wore her usual dress of darkish stuff, and there was no bow at her neck; but through her hair she had run a streak of crimson ribbon.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IV
2  It was the consecrated formula, and he expected it to be followed, as usual, by her rising and going down to supper.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In VII
3  Her "good" dress had been replaced by the black calico and brown knitted shawl which formed her daily wear, and with them she had put on her usual face and manner.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In VII
4  Then the girl had returned to her task of clearing up the kitchen for the night and he had taken his lantern and gone on his usual round outside the house.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In VIII
5  Ethan finished his usual morning tasks about the house and barn; then he said to Jotham: "I'm going down to Starkfield."
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In VIII
6  Mattie, when the meal was over, went about her usual task of clearing the table and washing up the dishes.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IX
7  He strained his eyes through the dimness, and they seemed less keen, less capable than usual.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IX
8  Every moment she expected to hear the pounding of his horse's hooves and see him come charging up the hill at his usual breakneck speed.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER II
9  There was a brief interval of whispering, and Pork entered, his usual dignity gone, his eyes rolling and his teeth a-gleam.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IV
10  But Mrs. Tarleton was, as usual, deaf to all other ideas when pursuing her favorite topic, breeding, whether it be horses or humans.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER V
11  The four Tarleton boys and their father leaned against the tall columns, the twins, Stuart and Brent, side by side inseparable as usual, Boyd and Tom with their father, James Tarleton.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
12  Ellen went about with a puckered, worried forehead and Gerald swore more frequently than usual and brought her useless gifts from Jonesboro.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VII
13  Often when newly married couples went on the usual round of honeymoon visits, they lingered in some pleasant home until the birth of their second child.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VIII
14  Her bowing and waving were abruptly halted when Pittypat entered the room, panting as usual from climbing the stairs, and jerked her away from the window unceremoniously.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
15  Life could and did go on almost as usual.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIX
Example Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  He conducted the meeting in his usual combative style, refusing to admit any mistakes.
2  Steve, as usual, was the last to arrive.
3  I unrolled my sleeping bag as usual.
4  I went to bed at my usual time.
5  For us Indonesians,rice is the most usual food.
6  The boy's behavior deviates from the usual pattern.
7  As usual , the lion's share of the budget is for defence.
8  He had to go through the usual rigmarole of signing legal papers in order to complete the business deal.
9  You might offend your hosts if you camp it up at the party in your usual way.
10  The plane did not fly the usual commercial route.
11  The latest price rises mean that the real loser, as usual, is the consumer.
12  Despite her problems, she carried on working as usual.
13  Despite last night's scare, it was business as usual in the White House today.
14  Despite the threat of war, people went about their work as usual.
15  Extra doses of the hormone caused the animals' reproductive organs to develop sooner than usual.