How to Use usual in a Sentence

usual

1 of 2 adjective

• She charges less than the usual fee.
• He took his usual route to work.
• It's not usual for him to get home so late.
• It's usual to charge a fee for delivery.
• She is not my usual doctor.
• To use, just take a bit, bite down, and brush as usual.
  — Jaylyn Pruitt, Verywell Health, 21 Apr. 2023
• Add a little extra warmth and spice to your usual brown strands.
  — Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2023
• Last year, the girls showed off their cheerleading skills and their dad was there to cheer them on as usual.
  — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 11 July 2023
• As usual, Eldridge and Kubler dashed ahead and stayed mostly out of sight.
  — Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 6 Aug. 2023
• Young’s usual spot for a fill-up and lottery tickets was closed that day.
  — Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2023
• The plot begins with all the old men waking up very early, as usual.
  — Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2023
• Cook as usual, whether on the stove or at the grill, but without the standard anxiety.
  — Jonathan Miles, Field & Stream, 10 Apr. 2023
• But, this year, what happens in the rest of the world seems to matter a bit more than usual to Americans.
  — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2024
• This year was no exception, with even more points of intrigue in the mix than usual.
  — Nick Scott, Robb Report, 27 Mar. 2023
• As usual, new cars will be parked at the Texas Auto Show to test out and leave fingerprints on.
  — Tommy Cummings, Dallas News, 30 Aug. 2023
• And yet, all around the hotel, New York life continued on as usual.
  — Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2023
• Yet your usual good humor wins through and puts others at their ease.
  — Debbie Frank, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
• The vote was close, but as usual Kokomo went for the Republican.
  — David Streitfeld, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2023
• Is your skin and home drier than usual when colder months roll around?
  — Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 18 Oct. 2023
• As usual, the agreement was verbal, sealed with a nod and a handshake, not contracts or lawyers.
  — Indrani Sen, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2024
• When combined with bad air days from smoke, this year is piling them up more than usual.
  — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 12 July 2023
• That's one reason there are fewer homes for sale than usual.
  — Marley Jay, NBC News, 21 Oct. 2023
• There's a price and form factor for just about every need, with Apple leading the pack as usual.
  — K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 11 July 2023
• Streaming, as usual, snagged the largest portion of viewers’ time with 36.1 percent of all TV use.
  — Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2023
• As usual, Victoria and America Cazares were the stars in that one.
  — The Arizona Republic, 1 Mar. 2023
• Two of our testers found that these jeans were too small for them despite ordering their usual size.
  — Erika Reals, Peoplemag, 6 Oct. 2023
• Short-term options traders have been much more pessimistic than usual.
  — Schaeffer's Investment Research, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2023
• The price on this screen often dips under $100; this is a few dollars lower than usual.
  — Nena Farrell, WIRED, 26 Nov. 2023
• This red-hot take on shade is the perfect blend of cowboy copper and hot taki red: bold, bright, and a total 180 from her usual look.
  — Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 11 Apr. 2024
• Despite the chaos and vows to change things, when the dust settled, Congress largely stuck to its usual ways, much to the chagrin of Republicans who came to Washington vowing to change things.
  — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2024

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usual

2 of 2 noun

• The brand suggests ordering a size up from your usual to ensure a perfect fit.
  — Nicol Natale, Health.com, 27 Oct. 2021
• Against this backdrop, science-as-usual can remain a source of tension and mistrust.
  — Matthew Halliday/undark, Popular Science, 29 May 2020
• With business-as-usual off the table, many restaurants have added business lines, products and merchandise and services.
  — Ian McNulty, NOLA.com, 7 Dec. 2020
• On most days, the half-dozen or so usuals, guns often holstered to their belts, settle into swivel chairs around tables near a bulletproof glass partition separating them from those taking target practice.
  — Chris Fuchs, NBC News, 11 May 2017
• Recently, my usual got met with a wholly unacceptable response.
  — Matt Young, Chron, 1 Feb. 2021
• The brand suggests ordering a size up from your usual to ensure a perfect fit.
  — Nicol Natale, Health.com, 27 Oct. 2021
• Against this backdrop, science-as-usual can remain a source of tension and mistrust.
  — Matthew Halliday/undark, Popular Science, 29 May 2020
• With business-as-usual off the table, many restaurants have added business lines, products and merchandise and services.
  — Ian McNulty, NOLA.com, 7 Dec. 2020
• On most days, the half-dozen or so usuals, guns often holstered to their belts, settle into swivel chairs around tables near a bulletproof glass partition separating them from those taking target practice.
  — Chris Fuchs, NBC News, 11 May 2017
• Recently, my usual got met with a wholly unacceptable response.
  — Matt Young, Chron, 1 Feb. 2021

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024