of course
Idioms-
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.”
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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 .
Example Sentences
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Faldo has been an English winner - three times, of course - but all of his victories came in Scotland.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
"So there will be a teleprompter operator tonight, of course -- but it will not be the one, unfortunately, in that story," Leavitt said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 16, 2026
And, of course, more of the truly creepy chestnut men.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
A surge of share sales doesn’t guarantee a stock slump, of course.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
It wasn't a castle, of course, just a simple country inn.
From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios
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