Casual conversation is ordinarily usual among groups doing the same thing, especially small groups; in that group not a single word had been exchanged.

As is usual among men, no one showed his feelings when we said good-bye.

It is sometimes usual among men to put the left hand on your chest (heart) when shaking hands.

Most of its 11,990 students work part time and, with a median age of 26, are older than is usual among college students.

The turnout was heavier than usual among the 700,000 registered voters.

In 1984, Lozada turned 16 and left Menudo, as was usual among its members.

With more little girls than usual among the thousands in her gallery, Sorenstam understood her connection to the women's movement.

In the Holy Roman Empire, this became usual among students, as well.

Regret was usual among those who in those difficult days had given way to the pressures of the times.

That particular team was not all that usual among the Silvers; people tended to team up with members of their own species.