Meaning & use
usually
In most cases; under normal conditions or most of the time.
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She usually walks to work unless it's raining heavily.
The store is usually busiest on Saturday mornings.
A note on using this word
Usually typically appears before the main verb, as in 'usually walks,' but after forms of 'be,' as in 'is usually busy.'
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