noun
definition
The typical state of something, or something that is typical.
definition
A specific good or service (e.g. a drink) that someone typically orders.
example
I'll just have the usual.
adjective
definition
Most commonly occurring; typical.
example
It is becoming more usual these days to rear children as bilingual.
Examples of usual in a Sentence
As usual, he was right.
As usual, her stomach was grumbling for food.
Felipa was her usual bubbly self.
She opened the refrigerator - milk, eggs, and bacon - the usual supplies.
As usual, that thought brought the sting of tears to her eyes.
He had now been for some days in Moscow and was staying as usual at his father's house.
As usual, I'm far ahead of you all.
As usual, they were right.
He was dressed in his usual indigo jeans and western shirt.
Can I see him? asked Pierre, awkwardly as usual, but unabashed.
He looked even more distinguished than usual in his Spanish garb.
After supper, they all spent their usual evening in the family room.
It was late, so he made his usual rounds.
Maybe that was why his response lacked the usual mocking humor.
He gave the usual nod.
The shepherd led them gently back to the hut and gave them their usual supper of bread and milk.
No masters of the houses being found anywhere, the French were not billeted on the inhabitants as is usual in towns but lived in it as in a camp.
When Denisov had come to Pokrovsk at the beginning of his operations and had as usual summoned the village elder and asked him what he knew about the French, the elder, as though shielding himself, had replied, as all village elders did, that he had neither seen nor heard anything of them.
After the Emperor had left Moscow, life flowed on there in its usual course, and its course was so very usual that it was difficult to remember the recent days of patriotic elation and ardor, hard to believe that Russia was really in danger and that the members of the English Club were also sons of the Fatherland ready to sacrifice everything for it.
The church bells everywhere were ringing for service, just as usual on Sundays.
And as usual nothing happened in accord with the disposition.
When a pause occurred during his short visit, Nicholas, as is usual when there are children, turned to Prince Andrew's little son, caressing him and asking whether he would like to be an hussar.
The pond rises and falls, but whether regularly or not, and within what period, nobody knows, though, as usual, many pretend to know.
A few intimate friends were dining with the Rostovs that day, as usual on Sundays.
It is done in all the brothels, and with these words Marya Dmitrievna, turning up her wide sleeves with her usual threatening gesture and glancing sternly round, moved across the room.
Natasha as usual answered before she had time to think what she would say.
We yacked the usual inanities for a few minutes until Howie excused himself to use the bathroom.
Mr. Westlake, dressed in his usual dusty and patched attire, pressed Cynthia for the reason behind her unusual reticence.
The only thing that made Princess Mary anxious about him was that he slept very little and, instead of sleeping in his study as usual, changed his sleeping place every day.
Alpatych entered the innyard at a quicker pace than usual and went straight to the shed where his horses and trap were.
Several times she listened at the door, and it seemed to her that his mutterings were louder than usual and that they turned him over oftener.
But there were no dealers with voices of ingratiating affability inviting customers to enter; there were no hawkers, nor the usual motley crowd of female purchasers--but only soldiers, in uniforms and overcoats though without muskets, entering the Bazaar empty-handed and silently making their way out through its passages with bundles.
I asked her, as if it was business as usual.
And I'm gone too; again, not in my usual way of departure.
He crossed the room with his usual grace.
She played with her dolls more than usual, and would have nothing to do with me.
In fact, I quietly declare war with the State, after my fashion, though I will still make what use and get what advantage of her I can, as is usual in such cases.
He had left Moscow when Boris was a boy of fourteen, and had quite forgotten him, but in his usual impulsive and hearty way he took Boris by the hand with a friendly smile.
She was speaking as usual in French, and as if after long self-restraint she wished to make up for lost time.
As usual after dinner he was slightly feverish, and his thoughts were preternaturally clear.
Napoleon, with his usual assurance that whatever entered his head was right, wrote to Kutuzov the first words that occurred to him, though they were meaningless.
Allen had been drinking at the party a little more than usual.
How the dream began, she couldn't remember but she was in his arms and he was gazing down at her, his expression as bland as usual.
She was wrong - as usual.
We considered the session might take much longer than usual.
We not only lacked an exact time, but the in the turmoil of Martha's delivery, Betsy didn't spot the announcement in her usual timely manner.
Do you treat these calls differently from the usual calls?
Weekends were private time for all of us and we weren't sure if Howie would adopt the usual routine of doing our own thing.
I was surprised when the recipient of my muffled tip-calls was not the usual person.
He swiveled his head, back and forth between sides, unwilling as usual to make a decision.