as always

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—used to say that something was expected because it always happens

As always, dinner was delicious.

Your children, as always, were very well-behaved.

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Indeed, after the festivities wrapped last night, there was some hopeful chatter about additional Plan shows at some point, although as always, the trick is finding time in the schedule of Easley, who works as a satellite engineer for NASA. —

Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 26 Oct. 2024 And, as always, smiles lit up the room when some 150 young protégés in the making from ABT’s training programs had their moment in the spotlight. —

Freya Drohan, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2024 Hilton just released its fourth annual Trends Report and the results are, as always, fascinating. —

Lois Alter Mark, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024 The Phoenix holiday tradition will be headlined, as always, by Cooper himself, joined by Jimmy Eat World, Tom Morello, Mark McGrath, Gretchen Wilson and SIXWIRE. —

Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 11 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for as always