Used in a Sentence

usual

How to use usual in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for usual.

Editorial note

These kids already have higher than usual chance of success. Then he is going to give them 100k each.

Examples8
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure; "grew the usual vegetables"; "the usual summer heat"; "came at the usual time"; "the child's usual bedtime"

Meaning at a glance

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

adjective

occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure; "grew the usual vegetables"; "the usual summer heat"; "came at the usual time"; "the child's usual bedtime"

adjective

commonly encountered; "a common (or familiar) complaint"; "the usual greeting"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for usual.

adjective

occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure; "grew the usual vegetables"; "the usual summer heat"; "came at the usual time"; "the child's usual bedtime"

adjective

commonly encountered; "a common (or familiar) complaint"; "the usual greeting"

Example sentences

1

These kids already have higher than usual chance of success. Then he is going to give them 100k each.

2

It's nice to hear this kind of device review from a corner you don't usually hear it from.

3

The usual meaning of that term: A bank will loan out deposits, reserving a fraction for withdrawals.

4

As usual, vague terms like "90% accuracy" are thrown around without specifying what exactly they mean.

5

I also don't know how to solve this, but April Fools Day is only a more visible than usual demonstration of a problem that happens every single day.

6

As usual, Stallman was not only ahead of his time, but also swimming against the tide of conventional wisdom, immediately after the attacks of 9/11.

7

There was a time when TED talks were mostly academics squeezing their usual hour long presentation into 20 minutes by simply talking really really fast.

8

Rather than the usual kind of review broken up into the usual sections, maybe a storage, space, benchmarks, screen, software kind of thing, we have a guy who has specific use cases for it talking about how he used it for those cases, what worked and what didn't.

Frequently asked questions

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

How do you use usual in a sentence?

These kids already have higher than usual chance of success. Then he is going to give them 100k each.

What does usual mean?

occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure; "grew the usual vegetables"; "the usual summer heat"; "came at the usual time"; "the child's usual bedtime"

What part of speech is usual?

usual is commonly used as adjective.