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

It’s also your money, and you have earned the right to use it in a way that maximizes the positive impact for your loved ones, which, of course, gives you pleasure too.

From MarketWatch

On Tuesday, he announced, in a social media post, of course, that he was taking control of the proceeds from up to 50 barrels of Venezuelan oil.

From Los Angeles Times

And of course, for all of the business side, if we put it aside, I do believe people want to go to the cinema and watch movies.

From Los Angeles Times

This is, of course, a regular feature of mysteries or else they’d all be over in five minutes, but there is an especially high level of mistakenness and misdirection here.

From Los Angeles Times

And, of course, nothing would be perfectly safe in a systemic crash.

From Barron's