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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Jordan Willetts also said: "Of course I'm sorry. Why would I have handed myself in if I wasn't sorry?"
From BBC • Jul. 2, 2026
Of course, that would be hard to hear.
From MarketWatch • Jul. 1, 2026
Of course Halloween was better when I was a kid.
From Salon • Jun. 30, 2026
Of course, if you already own a broadly diversified index fund, you’re assured of capturing the return of the overall stock market.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026
Of course, she would have tried to save Mam.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
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