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
  • 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 | Mheim@al.com, 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
  • 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  • Before the brand creating ready-to-wear pieces, the designs were originally made to perform in.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
  • 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
  • The password-sharing crackdown was originally supposed to hit the US at the beginning of this year, but the company pushed that launch back again in April.
    Jay Peters, The Verge, 23 May 2023
  • Charles originally planned to stop in France first, but anti-government protests there delayed that part of his trip.
    Frank Jordans, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Lo Bianco is originally from Milan, Italy, and moved to Chicago in 2003.
    Shanzeh Ahmad, Chicago Tribune, 12 Sep. 2023
  • This story originally appeared in the April 2023 issue of Men's Health.
    Cassie Shortsleeve, Men's Health, 28 Mar. 2023
  • The film was originally set to open Nov. 27, the day before Thanksgiving, but moved up to build word of mouth heading into Thanksgiving week.
    Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Her appearance was revealed only hours before the show’s 11:30 p.m. Eastern air time as her plane, originally headed for a campaign stop in Detroit, was diverted to New York.
    Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024

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