How to Use originally in a Sentence

originally

adverb

• The building was originally a school.
• They originally planned to fix their old car, but they decided to buy a new one instead.
• She has shown an ability to think originally about ways to improve the company.
• That van originally belonged to us.
• Originally, the word had a very different meaning from its current meaning.
• Of course, that’s much less than many of the pieces were originally worth.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 16 June 2023
• Keena was originally part of the lawsuit but dropped it.
  — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2023
• The mission, called AX-1, launched on April 8 and was originally billed as a 10-day trip.
  — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 27 Dec. 2022
• The fan-favorite song originally appeared on their 2015 album of the same name and topped the Dance Club Songs Chart at the time.
  — Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2023
• He was originally charged with a DUI on the night of the crash, according to state police.
  — Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2022
• Nestled against the island’s rock face, the beach house was originally built in the 1930s as a retreat for the writer.
  — Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 10 May 2023
• However, since then, most of the artists originally signed to The New 1017 have been dropped from the label, sent to prison, or passed away.
  — Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 18 Oct. 2024
• Allen originally sustained the injury during the first half against the Raiders on Sept. 11.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 4 Dec. 2022
• David Warner was originally cast to play the man in the dirty brown hat, but a scheduling conflict opened the door for Englund.
  — Steven Thrash, EW.com, 19 Oct. 2024
• Jim Shaw owns the publishing to the song originally released by Ronnie Cook and the Gaylads in 1962.
  — A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 8 Dec. 2022
• The cost per share of Twitter that Elon Musk originally agreed to purchase the company at.
  — Ben Kamisar, NBC News, 5 Oct. 2022
• Van der Walt, a resident of Eloy who was originally from South Africa, was the owner of the company.
  — Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 3 Apr. 2024
• Before the brand creating ready-to-wear pieces, the designs were originally made to perform in.
  — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 8 June 2023
• The word Gratus represents the team’s gratitude to Hotton and the rest of the team that originally unearthed the fossil so many years ago.
  — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 21 Mar. 2024
• Holmoe originally had agreed to two separate three-game contracts with the Irish to get to six games.
  — Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 Oct. 2022
• The home was originally a small beach house and was turned into a 4,500-square-foot residence with four bedrooms and four-and-a-half bathrooms.
  — Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 28 Sep. 2023
• Now, the property owners want to revert it to how it should have been built originally.
  — St. John Barned-Smith, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 May 2023
• The Phoenix Mill site originally included a dam and a gristmill.
  — Kristi Tanner, Detroit Free Press, 19 Sep. 2024
• Charlyne Yi, the voice of Ruby, came in originally for Stevonnie.
  — Michaela Zee, Variety, 4 Nov. 2023
• The Querfelds were originally farmers, with land along the Rouge River.
  — Chandra Fleming, Detroit Free Press, 16 Nov. 2022
• The 10 shows were originally set for last month, but the singer postponed them in February, citing illness.
  — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 3 Apr. 2024
• Snoop is the second of the seven songwriters who were originally announced as inductees on Jan. 13 to back out.
  — Paul Grein, Billboard, 13 June 2023
• He was originally charged with reckless manslaughter, a Class B felony that would have carried a sentence of up to 20 years in prison.
  — Roy S. Johnson | [e-mail], al, 1 Oct. 2022
• This apartment in Spain tour was originally published by AD Spain.
  — Marta Sader, Architectural Digest, 17 Dec. 2024
• The Granite Glen Court home was originally listed in the middle of summer for $6.3 million before the asking price fell in September to $5.9 million, according to realtor.com.
  — David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 4 Jan. 2025

Last Updated: 20 Jan 2025