Definition of Ordinarily

usually, normally, or routinely

Examples of Ordinarily in a sentence

Ordinarily I wouldn’t bother going outside before noon, but it’s snowing and I would like to play in it before it all melts.  🔊

Ordinarily my brother and I get on each other’s nerves, but since today is our mom’s birthday, we worked together to make it special for her.  🔊

Even though I would ordinarily wake up at eight, I was feeling sick and I stayed in bed for another two hours.  🔊

I ordinarily only work on weekdays, but my boss needed me to fill in for someone on Saturday this week, so I had to beak the norm.  🔊

Even though I would ordinarily be rather shy in a new school, I decided to go all out and try to make friends on my very first day.  🔊

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