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

Oliver is, of course, a Fifa and Uefa referee.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

“I am, of course, scared, but I don’t dare to tell my family. I just tell them all is well,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

It will also, of course, cement Musk, who is already worth some $817 billion, as history’s first-ever trillionaire.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

Then, of course, there is the fund’s bond-heavy 60/40 investment strategy itself, which has become deeply unfashionable.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

I think about what Zara said when we FaceTimed last night, and of course she’s right.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam