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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Tell me a little bit more about this role, Aunt Gladys, and, of course, “Weapons.”
From Los Angeles Times
"We are creating human imitators. And so of course, the natural application for that type of system is replacing humans," leading computer science researcher Stuart Russell told AFP.
From Barron's
This, of course, can be skewed by different viewpoints and historical lessons learned.
From Barron's
This, of course, can be skewed by different viewpoints and historical lessons learned.
From Barron's
“It is such an interesting, sad, scary story that of course we’re going to talk about it,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times
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