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

To establish a new epoch, geologists usually have to find clear evidence in the rock record of a massive, planet-altering shift.

—Gayathri Vaidyanathan

Celebrity outbursts are usually so outrageous that the average person can't really relate to them.

—Kyra Kyles

These 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

Synonyms of usually

• normally
• typically

Examples of usually in a Sentence

we usually go out to eat on Fridays

Recent Examples on the Web

Brown was held to 23 points on 21 field goal attempts in Denver, committing four turnovers against higher pickup points than Denver usually applies. —Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 26 Feb. 2026

It is made available to other agencies as needed, usually for a fee to cover the cost of operations. —Stacy Brandt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026

But thrift stores often have an abundance of candlesticks on their shelves, and the prices are usually rock bottom. —Heather Bien, Martha Stewart, 25 Feb. 2026

The pandemic—a period of isolation, stifled desire, and spare cash that would usually have been spent on night life—provided Fedorova with the opportunity for an introduction into fetish gear. —Lillian Fishman, New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above