routinely

adverb

rou·​tine·​ly rü-ˈtēn-lē 

ˈrü-ˌtēn-

: as a matter of regular occurrence

Airlines routinely sell tickets to more people than the plane can seat, counting on several people not to arrive.

—Andrew Victor

… he routinely slept with one arm dangling off the side of his bed and his feet kicked free of the sheets.

—Holly Black

Examples of routinely in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In earlier local elections, ballot boxes were stuffed or stolen, and paper ballots were routinely falsified, according to Brazil's electoral authority. — Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026

In earlier elections, ballot boxes were stuffed or stolen, and individual votes were routinely falsified, according to Brazil’s electoral authority. — ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026

Going up against an offensive line led by All-Big 12 center Bruce Mitchell, TCU routinely won the battle in the trenches. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Oct. 2026

Miami routinely had plays brought back by holding calls, like the two Patrick Paul were flagged for. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for routinely

• cleanly
• greenly
• keenly
• meanly
• queenly