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as a (general) rule

usually. As a rule, we go away in June, but this year, we will take a trip in the fall.

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An end, on the contrary, is that which itself naturally follows some other thing, either by necessity, or as a rule, but has nothing following it. The Poetics of Aristotle by Aristotle View in context However, as a rule her conversation was made up of racy tale about the privacies of the chief families of the town (for she went harvesting among their kitchens every time she came to the village), and Tom enjoyed this. Pudd'n'head Wilson by Twain, Mark View in context The family was too poor and too hardworked to make many acquaintances; in Packingtown, as a rule, people know only their near neighbors and shopmates, and so the place is like a myriad of little country villages. The Jungle by Sinclair, Upton View in context More results

References in classic literature

An end, on the contrary, is that which itself naturally follows some other thing, either by necessity, or as a rule, but has nothing following it.

The Poetics of Aristotle by Aristotle View in context

However, as a rule her conversation was made up of racy tale about the privacies of the chief families of the town (for she went harvesting among their kitchens every time she came to the village), and Tom enjoyed this.

Pudd'n'head Wilson by Twain, Mark View in context

The family was too poor and too hardworked to make many acquaintances; in Packingtown, as a rule, people know only their near neighbors and shopmates, and so the place is like a myriad of little country villages.

The Jungle by Sinclair, Upton View in context

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