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

And of course, Bad Bunny is hugely popular across the United States, which has among the largest Spanish-speaking populations globally -- so why wouldn't he take part in one of the country's cultural touchstones?

From Barron's

For all the concentration on reliability, teams were of course trying to glean any snippets they could about relative pace.

From BBC

I remember being excited, of course, but also like, “Yes! I’m supposed to be here,” not from a cocky place but more affirmative.

From Los Angeles Times

Isak was just one player, of course, but this side had been built around him.

From BBC

"We pampered both pairs, of course," said Herve Basset, 60, who has spent more than half his life at Henry Jullien.

From Barron's