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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"I love it because it's about Birmingham and I love Birmingham, and of course Cillian Murphy helps as well."
From BBC
Sparks replied: "Probably not. Had things been different, of course I would consider a different way."
From BBC
Feinseth said the central bank might be very willing to support stocks—and, of course, the economy— by cutting rates if the conflict drags on and keeps the market off balance.
From Barron's
“Now it looks again, of course, that it could be significantly longer.”
About our game, of course, but also about food, family, and books.
From Literature
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