as usual

phrase

: in the accustomed or habitual way
as usual they were late

Examples of as usual in a Sentence

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Quarterback Kate Meier delivered as usual despite wet conditions from steady rain. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026 Santos, Billiard, Ayo, and Hollywell are gathered in the living room discussing music, as usual, and the natural light makes the birds and curlicues that Santos hand-painted around the doorframes pop. — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026 For now, Stellis clinics and team members will continue operating as usual, and patients can keep seeing their current providers, the organizations said. — Eric Henderson, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026 The biggest beneficiaries, as usual in the West, are pensioners. — Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for as usual

Word History

First Known Use

1651, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of as usual was in 1651

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“As usual.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20usual. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.

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