of course

Idioms  

1. In the customary or expected order, naturally, as in The new minister did not, of course, fire the church secretary . This usage, first recorded in 1548, employs course in the sense of “ordinary procedure.”

2. Certainly, as in Of course I'll answer the phone , or Are you going to the meeting?—Of course . [Early 1800s] Also see matter of course .

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Example Sentences

Of course, having the best defence is not a guarantee of success in the Champions League.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Of course none of these plays are routinely read in high school or even college, but their absence from syllabi can be a virtue for audiences.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Of course, the researchers cannot say whose remains might be in Flores’ yard or when they may have been buried.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Of course, the nut itself has been cultivated for thousands of years in Persia, modern day Iran, where pistachios are still the country’s number one commodity crop.

From Salon • May 6, 2026

I’m about to say, Of course I have, you smoke all the time, but when I really think about it I realize that’s not true.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse