usual (Meaning)

Wordnet

usual (a)

occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure

Wordnet

usual (s)

commonly encountered

Webster

usual (n.)

Such as is in common use; such as occurs in ordinary practice, or in the ordinary course of events; customary; ordinary; habitual; common.

usual Sentence Examples

  1. The usual suspects were present at the crime scene.
  2. It's unusual to see the sky so clear in this part of the country.
  3. The usual routine was interrupted by an unexpected event.
  4. As usual, she was late for the appointment.
  5. The usual traffic jams were nowhere to be seen during the holiday season.
  6. It's unusual for him to miss an opportunity like this.
  7. The usual flavor of ice cream was sold out.
  8. The usual suspects are not cooperating with the investigation.
  9. It's unusual to hear thunder in the middle of winter.
  10. The usual precautions were not taken during the experiment.

FAQs About the word usual

occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure, commonly encounteredSuch as is in common use

ordinary, rule, commonplace, average, run,status quo, median, normal, exemplar, par

exception, deviation, deviation, anomaly, anomaly,exception, rarity, abnormality,abnormality, rarity

The usual suspects were present at the crime scene.

It's unusual to see the sky so clear in this part of the country.

The usual routine was interrupted by an unexpected event.

As usual, she was late for the appointment.