How to Use as usual in a Sentence

as usual

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  • Messi, as usual, was in the right place at the right time for his goal.
    Miami Herald, 4 July 2026
  • As the Earth warms, farmers won’t be able to just carry on as usual.
    Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
  • Simply apply a small amount to damp or wet hair and then either heat style as usual or let your hair air dry—that’s it!
    Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 14 July 2026
  • The team played games and operated as usual during that stretch.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 July 2026
  • His exit velocity and launch angle are both the same as usual.
    Owen Poindexter, New York Times, 28 July 2026
  • Also, make sure your newborn is having as many wet diapers as usual.
    Nancy Mattia, Parents, 8 July 2026
  • Also as usual, customers and crowds will start lining up hours before kickoff.
    Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
  • Allow the items to soak in that solution for one hour up to overnight before laundering as usual.
    Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 July 2026
  • And, as usual, the best player on the pitch the Brits’ striker, Harry Kane.
    Miami Herald, 7 July 2026
  • Mint Hill, Pineville and Cornelius pickup will occur as usual.
    Eva Flowe june 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 June 2026
  • After soaking items for an hour or longer, launder them as usual using only half the usual dose of detergent.
    Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 July 2026
  • Swift will either ignore the noise as usual, or smile at the absurdity as a secure, proud childless cat lady.
    Bryan West, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • And, as usual, that meant many people of color wound up living with hazardous chemicals and heavy metals as neighbors.
    Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
  • And as usual, the stakes are high for SpaceX and its chief executive, tech mogul Elon Musk.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 15 July 2026
  • The airport is expected to continue operating as usual amid the name change.
    Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026
  • Players explore a new region, collecting Pokemon and battling with friends and foes, as usual.
    Bestreviews, Mercury News, 30 July 2026
  • The fluid that gets moved simply re-enters the bloodstream and gets processed by the liver and kidneys as usual, just faster than the body was managing alone.
    Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026
  • Democrats, neurotic from decades of defeat, are wringing their hands as usual, saying Jolly is too stiff on stage, too wonkish, not funny enough.
    Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 18 July 2026
  • The sun hasn’t even risen, but as usual, Alex Campbell, a beloved sociology teacher, is the first to arrive on campus.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 13 July 2026
  • Seismic change shifting me from solitary to less so, moving a lot as usual, European crime dramas, kind of losing my ability to read.
    Literary Hub, 14 July 2026
  • And the best player on the field, as usual, was Norway’s 6-5 striker Erling Haaland.
    Miami Herald, 7 July 2026
  • Lynch said Warner has spent the offseason mostly preparing as usual rather than recovering from the injury.
    Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026
  • Despite such gestures, Israel continues to compete as usual — almost.
    Deborah Danan, Sun Sentinel, 29 June 2026
  • Light rail service north of Broadway Station and south of Fruitridge Station will continue as usual.
    Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026
  • Much of Hart’s appeal lies in his willingness to be the butt of the joke, and there are many here at his expense — thankfully not as many as usual targeting his diminutive stature.
    Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 24 July 2026
  • Independence Day will not impact trash and recycling collection in Pittsburgh, which will be picked up as usual.
    Finch Walker, USA Today, 30 June 2026
  • That Messi was one, and the one who decided it late, was demanded of the moment —Messi delivering as usual.
    Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
  • If the bitcoin collateral were to lose all its value, the borrower simply continues to make their mortgage payments as usual, the lender absorbs that risk, not the homeowner.
    Jason Phillips, USA Today, 10 July 2026
  • Typically closed on Mondays, the institution is expected to open as usual on Tuesday.
    News Desk, Artforum, 20 July 2026
  • In New York City — where hundreds of people have been sickened by cyclospora — veg-forward lunch spots were still busy as usual on Tuesday afternoon.
    Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 15 July 2026

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