Ordinarily is an English word with synonyms like normally or usually. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Ordinarily meaning
- In accordance with normal custom or routine; as a matter of established occurrence.
- Usually or as a general rule; commonly.
- In the usual manner; unexceptionally.
Synonyms of Ordinarily
Using Ordinarily
- The main meaning on this page is: In accordance with normal custom or routine; as a matter of established occurrence. | Usually or as a general rule; commonly. | In the usual manner; unexceptionally.
- Useful related words include: normally, usually, unremarkably, commonly.
- In the example corpus, ordinarily often appears in combinations such as: would ordinarily, is ordinarily, ordinarily the.
Context around Ordinarily
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 6 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Ordinarily
- In this selection, "ordinarily" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 28.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, buyers, christians, something, terminate, joined and count stand out and add context to how "ordinarily" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include australia could ordinarily not be and be buyers ordinarily count correctly. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "ordinarily" sits close to words such as allocations, baths and berger, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with ordinarily
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The process of appointment of ministers in Nigeria is ordinarily simple. (11 words)
The FEC ordinarily complies with DOJ requests to hold off on enforcement. (12 words)
Combining this with the Battle Smith Artificer gives Spellcasting versatility to the ordinarily melee-dependent Fighter build. (17 words)
The hotels are indeed unusual — in South Africa, it’s a string of converted railroad cars parked across a bridge, in Venice it’s a former palace — but they are also castles in the air, beyond the reach of most ordinarily employed humans. (43 words)
When they stand alone or occur at the end of a word, they ordinarily terminate in a bold stroke; when they appear in the middle of a word, they are ordinarily joined to the letter following by a small, upward curved stroke. (42 words)
In the message released by his media office, the Speaker noted that Nigeria is currently led by Asiwaju Tinubu, a financial expert and who knows how to plug every hole that would ordinarily hinder the country from reaching its goals. (40 words)
Example sentences (20)
When they stand alone or occur at the end of a word, they ordinarily terminate in a bold stroke; when they appear in the middle of a word, they are ordinarily joined to the letter following by a small, upward curved stroke.
Would-be buyers ordinarily count correctly on being able to carry out their intentions, and would-be sellers do not ordinarily find themselves producing great amounts of goods that they cannot sell.
After 1844 and the experience of the Great Disappointment, the Old Testament became a living Document, rich with meaning beyond what Christians ordinarily understood before that time.
Because of our column widths, keep your paragraphs shorter than you ordinarily might, about two-to-three sentences, contrary to what you may have been taught in English class.
Biden's critics say it is unconventional to invite people to call you doctor if you hold a Ed.D because this is ordinarily reserved for medical doctors – although its use might be more liberal in academic settings.
Combining this with the Battle Smith Artificer gives Spellcasting versatility to the ordinarily melee-dependent Fighter build.
Despite being buried beneath 1.5 metres — five feet — of rock and earth, the trio's internal organs appeared perfectly intact on a CT scan, something ordinarily found with the recently deceased.
Even if your 401k plan doesn’t ordinarily allow for a withdrawal or transfer of funds while you’re still employed by the company, you may still be able to have such a transfer executed.
For instance, the appointment of Olu Agbi, a professor of diplomatic history as Ambassador to Greece and Australia could ordinarily, not be faulted.
Free tuition is available to those students who are ordinarily resident in Scotland and Humza Yousaf said that there would be “no movement at all” from the Scottish Government on this.
In the message released by his media office, the Speaker noted that Nigeria is currently led by Asiwaju Tinubu, a financial expert and who knows how to plug every hole that would ordinarily hinder the country from reaching its goals.
It offers some features you wouldn’t ordinarily see in this price range, making it a tempting proposition.
It will also be used for secure exercise and training for dogs that cannot ordinarily be let off the lead as well as obedience and behaviour training.
Ordinarily, a sprawling December storm system carrying this much moisture would feature a rainy side and a snowy side.
Ordinarily it might be hard to believe someone would remember that after three decades — but when an infamous murder is committed in a costume just hours after selling it, we’d imagine that kind of thing sticks out.
Ordinarily, when a country grants asylum to someone in its embassy, the country where that embassy is located (in this case the UK) honors the building’s sovereignty.
Ordinarily, your bones possess the density and strength needed to bear your weight and absorb various forms of impact.
The FEC ordinarily complies with DOJ requests to hold off on enforcement.
The hotels are indeed unusual — in South Africa, it’s a string of converted railroad cars parked across a bridge, in Venice it’s a former palace — but they are also castles in the air, beyond the reach of most ordinarily employed humans.
The process of appointment of ministers in Nigeria is ordinarily simple.
Common combinations with ordinarily
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- would ordinarily 20×
- is ordinarily 13×
- ordinarily the 13×
- ordinarily be 12×
- that ordinarily 8×
- ordinarily would 7×
- not ordinarily 6×
- ordinarily not 6×
- they ordinarily 5×
- are ordinarily 5×