Below you will find example sentences with "originally thought". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Originally Thought in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: originally
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 7
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 24.4 words

Words in this phrase

originally thought

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • originally can mean: As it was in the beginning; at first. Frequent word
  • thought can mean: A representation created in the mind without the use of one's faculties of vision, sound, smell, touch, or taste; an instance of thinking. Common word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 4 start, 5 middle, 11 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

than she originally thought 2× al sylvester originally thought he had 1× and i originally thought i wanted 1× deeper than originally thought 1× faster than originally thought and that 1× from northamptonshire originally thought it was 1× i d originally thought 1× i originally thought i wanted 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

al sylvester originally 1× and i think 1× as teen van 1× brooks said he 1× but that report 1× drawn into this 1×

Common sentence endings:

than originally thought 4× she originally thought 2× a music degree 1× a tv reporter 1× as originally thought 1× d given before 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

run 2× music 2× wanted 2× rescheduled 2× revealed 2× bit 2× family 2× line 2× view 2× ban 1× intended 1× month 1×

Related phrases

thought experiment originally intended originally planned originally published

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around originally:

originally intended 6× originally planned 6× originally published 6×

Just before it in the phrase index:

originally published originally planned originally intended original tweet original strip original song

Just after it in the phrase index:

orleans louisiana orleans saints orthodox church orthodox churches oscar nomination oscar nominations

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

originally intended originally planned originally published

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "originally thought" has 2 words and usually appears near the end in these examples. The average sentence has 24.4 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as than she originally thought, al sylvester originally thought he had, run, music and wanted stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with thought experiment, originally intended, originally planned, originally intended, originally planned and originally published, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with originally thought

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

I originally thought I wanted to be a TV reporter. (10 words)

What she didn't realize is that the situation was worse than originally thought. (14 words)

Al Sylvester originally thought he had the flu when he became ill during a run. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

However, considering that her boyfriend, Sung Kang’s Han Lue, was revealed to still be alive in after it was originally thought he perished in a fiery blaze, no doubt the franchise could come up with a way to explain how Gisele survived her fall. (45 words)

It looked like that this should be -- the book started to stabilize a bit but still came down, but the NIBs were quite a bit stronger than I guess I would've originally thought just relative to the guidance you'd given before. (43 words)

As teen Van (Liv Hewson) discovers, Tai's sleepwalking leads her to trees with the creepy symbol of the hanging girl carved into them, suggesting that she's somehow more connected to the wilderness than she originally thought. (38 words)

Example sentences (20)

The ban was originally intended to run through the month of July, but it has now been confirmed that water levels will remain critical for longer than originally thought.

I thought I might as well; I’ve always loved music and I originally thought I wanted to come here for a music degree.

No matter what she was hired for, she always thought that the key components at work went deeper than originally thought.

As teen Van (Liv Hewson) discovers, Tai's sleepwalking leads her to trees with the creepy symbol of the hanging girl carved into them, suggesting that she's somehow more connected to the wilderness than she originally thought.

Both of the pieces that won the Pulitzer took more time than we originally thought they were going to and got rescheduled and rescheduled.

Brooks said he learned that ethylene oxide has been found to be 60 times more toxic than originally thought.

But that report also revealed the barrels discovered in 2011 and 2013 did not come from Montrose as originally thought.

Drawn into this world of magic, swords, and demons, Bree soon realizes she has more power — and more of a place — in this legend than she originally thought.

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However, considering that her boyfriend, Sung Kang’s Han Lue, was revealed to still be alive in after it was originally thought he perished in a fiery blaze, no doubt the franchise could come up with a way to explain how Gisele survived her fall.

It looked like that this should be -- the book started to stabilize a bit but still came down, but the NIBs were quite a bit stronger than I guess I would've originally thought just relative to the guidance you'd given before.

Laura Skinner, Ollie’s mum, originally thought it might be two crisps stuck together, but after checking she could see it was one long one, so reached for the measuring tape.

The family, from Northamptonshire, originally thought it was food poisoning, and Miss Strickland said: "It was horrendous.

Al Sylvester originally thought he had the flu when he became ill during a run.

And I think Julianna's character, the idea that she was a little icier than I originally thought.

I originally thought I wanted to be a TV reporter.

Sadie had come out in a "giant jet black bruise" which the family originally thought was ink.

The only line that has been performing above expectations, of course, is what was originally thought of as the fourth line.

The stock market has adopted an "immaculate" soft landing view that is seen as materializing even faster than originally thought, and that view comes with an interest rate-cutting frenzy.

What she didn't realize is that the situation was worse than originally thought.

Hey, maybe Jason Kenney’s provincial cabinet isn’t so over-stuffed with well-meaning, head-nodding statues as I’d originally thought.

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