Used in a Sentence

normally

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for normally.

Editorial note

Union contracts do not universally (or even normally) require all people in the same position to get the same pay.

Examples18
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

Under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of normally gathered in one view.

adverb

Under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time

adverb

In the expected or customary manner.

adverb

To a usual or customary extent or degree.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for normally.

Example sentences

1

Union contracts do not universally (or even normally) require all people in the same position to get the same pay.

2

What you normally write doesn't matter a whole lot because most concepts transfer to any language.

3

Side plots that I normally wouldn't mind now feel like they're just thrown in to lengthen the series.

4

I think you're right a drink could really cash in on (and help) people who can't eat normally.

5

I wonder if the fact that cops don't normally obey speed limits affects this at all...

6

I don't worry - unless there is some specific feedback or criticism shared, it normally balances back out in the end.

7

My education didn't include these things (things that aren't normally dependencies of the job) and as a result, I failed those interviews.

8

It's not one I normally use; I will avoid it in future.

9

I've been using it for about a year and all the combos I normally use are second nature to me (and have been for months).

10

That would normally be an internet footnote.

11

On the other hand, I consider myself a normally educated person with no musical culture, and I wouldn't be able to tell the name of most musical instruments.

12

What is more interesting is that it has been recently found that ultrasounds can make the blood brain barrier leaky allowing you to get drugs into the brain that normally are blocked.

Quote examples

1

Also cases where you would normally use ".left { float: left; }" and ".right { float: right; }".

2

Normally, "please try my game" is something they get a lot of and tend to ignore unless they hear it from someone they already trust, but VR is sufficiently awesome that you could likely get through that filter, especially if you're offering to send them everything needed to play.

3

I'd meant that as a description of what subset of things people normally considered "ads" were acceptable, in the same sense that Adblock Plus started using the term "acceptable ads", so I was referring specifically to online advertisements of the form anyone might consider objectionable in the first place.

Proper noun examples

1

Normally I hate equation editors because I get horrible eyestrain from anything with little icons and fine mouse work.

2

Normally we don't trace one path at a time, but we trace multiple of them.

3

Normally none, as I said 4 weeks is the minimum mandated by the EU.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use normally in a sentence?

Union contracts do not universally (or even normally) require all people in the same position to get the same pay.

What does normally mean?

Under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time

What part of speech is normally?

normally is commonly used as adverb.