as always
idiom
—used to say that something was expected because it always happens
As always, dinner was delicious.
Your children, as always, were very well-behaved.
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Literary Hub, 19 Nov. 2025
Neville, as always, has been keeping busy.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 19 Nov. 2025
The advice—as always—is to sell…but not right now!
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 19 Nov. 2025
The devil, as always, will be in the details.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 14 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for as always
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“As always.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20always. Accessed 26 Nov. 2025.
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