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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a very usual" is not commonly used in written English and may sound awkward to native speakers.
It can be used when describing something that occurs frequently or is typical, but it is more natural to use "very common" instead.
Example: "This is a very usual occurrence in our line of work, but it still surprises me."
Alternatives: "a very common" or "a quite typical".
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"Affreux, it's not a very usual word.
("A garden, you know," he wrote in 1802, "is a very usual refuge of a disappointed politician").
"Violence is a very usual behaviour for animals," said Sala. "It's not surprising that interpersonal violence took place".
"This incident was the result of an I.E.D. attack," General Abbas said, using the initials for improvised explosive device, "which is a very usual affair in these areas".
Man Child is a very usual, melancholic and British-sounding song and it sounds great today, more so I think than Buffalo Stance.
A very usual attack is JPEG compression.
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If they think in a different way that's all very usual.
I just met with our researchers, which is not very usual for a C.E.O.
We will plan to breeze him on Monday, which is very usual before a big race on Saturday".
Nesbit describes her "backbone of steel, she's like the best of the pioneer women, no matter what the adversity she soldiers on", and adds that "you have to work quite hard with her to make sure it's not all about you, that it's about her as well, and that is not very usual with a writer".
"I felt so nervous because it is not very usual for a tennis player once you lose to come back the next day and play, so it was incredibly hard but I am so glad I did it and it was worth it".
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