How to Use originally in a Sentence

originally

adverb

• The building was originally a school.
• They originally planned to fix their old car, but they decided to buy a new one instead.
• She has shown an ability to think originally about ways to improve the company.
• That van originally belonged to us.
• Originally, the word had a very different meaning from its current meaning.
• Of course, that’s much less than many of the pieces were originally worth.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 16 June 2023
• Keena was originally part of the lawsuit but dropped it.
  — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2023
• The fan-favorite song originally appeared on their 2015 album of the same name and topped the Dance Club Songs Chart at the time.
  — Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2023
• Van der Walt, a resident of Eloy who was originally from South Africa, was the owner of the company.
  — Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 3 Apr. 2024
• Before the brand creating ready-to-wear pieces, the designs were originally made to perform in.
  — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 8 June 2023
• The word Gratus represents the team’s gratitude to Hotton and the rest of the team that originally unearthed the fossil so many years ago.
  — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 21 Mar. 2024
• The home was originally a small beach house and was turned into a 4,500-square-foot residence with four bedrooms and four-and-a-half bathrooms.
  — Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 28 Sep. 2023
• Charlyne Yi, the voice of Ruby, came in originally for Stevonnie.
  — Michaela Zee, Variety, 4 Nov. 2023
• The 10 shows were originally set for last month, but the singer postponed them in February, citing illness.
  — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 3 Apr. 2024
• Snoop is the second of the seven songwriters who were originally announced as inductees on Jan. 13 to back out.
  — Paul Grein, Billboard, 13 June 2023
• The password-sharing crackdown was originally supposed to hit the US at the beginning of this year, but the company pushed that launch back again in April.
  — Jay Peters, The Verge, 23 May 2023
• Lo Bianco is originally from Milan, Italy, and moved to Chicago in 2003.
  — Shanzeh Ahmad, Chicago Tribune, 12 Sep. 2023
• Ferrara became the sole owner of Latitudes in 2021 when Sam Khoury, who originally opened the bar with his brother Cory, sold his part of the business.
  — Annasofia Scheve, The Enquirer, 12 July 2023
• Baldwin was originally relieved of all charges in April 2023 due to evidence claiming the gun’s trigger did not need to be pulled.
  — Vulture, 19 Jan. 2024
• He was originally scheduled to be sentenced on fraud and bribery charges in September 2022.
  — Craig Whitlock, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2023
• They were originally slated to appear in a spinoff together, but it was announced in 2022 that McBride was exiting the show.
  — Joe Otterson, Variety, 12 Oct. 2023
• The second film was originally scheduled for release on Christmas 2025, but now it’s being bumped up.
  — Vulture, 20 June 2023
• In the entryway, the Venetian plaster walls were originally intended to be stark white.
  — Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 16 June 2023
• In the clip, which was originally posted in June 2022, Tammy is responding to one follower who claimed to have seen her at Disney World.
  — Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2024
• The mom of three, who once worked in advertising and marketing, originally wanted to open a home décor store.
  — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 12 July 2023
• This article originally appeared in The New York Times.
  — Jonathan Weisman, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2023
• Ty was originally slated to perform on his own for a Saturday night slot, and the show appears to be exclusive to those with three-day passes.
  — Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 15 Feb. 2024
• Safwan’s family was originally from the outskirts of Ramla, in what is now Israel.
  — Anand Gopal, The New Yorker, 10 Dec. 2023
• The trial was originally scheduled to begin this week in Dane County Circuit Court.
  — Melissa Sanchez and Maryam Jameel, Journal Sentinel, 9 June 2023
• She was originally sentenced to 9 years in prison for drug possession and smuggling, but a prisoner swap saved her.
  — Benjamin Adams, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024