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

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of course

There were artists in attendance too, of course, but not as many.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

"I always put a brave face on - of course I'm hurting, but I can't be in the corner crying."

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

As they prepared to head home on Monday, campers gathered for one final toast—with glasses of Kool-Aid, of course.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

The truth, of course, lies somewhere in the middle, in the opaque unknown.

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026

“Yes. Well, not always. There is Captain, a good, if quiet, friend. And then of course there are the wandering souls, who—” A realization walloped Clare, stopping him mid-thought.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman