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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They could have fairly said the same to him about the U.S., of course.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Keana, 12, was stoked to see Rodrigo, of course, but also Garbage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
But his philosophy in everything, of course, is to do whatever he wants and let someone try to stop him.
From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2026
"We spent a long time there, so of course I felt heartbroken when they forced us out of our home," he says.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 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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