How to Use regular in a Sentence

regular

1 of 2 adjective
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  • We made regular use of the pool.
  • The seedlings were planted in regular rows.
  • The town holds regular meetings.
  • The wallpaper has a regular pattern of stripes.
  • Most days she follows a regular routine.
  • He is a regular contributor to the magazine.
  • Exercise has become a regular part of my lifestyle.
  • Getting regular exercise is important.
  • The team that didn’t shoot so well in the regular season is starting to make shots.
    — Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 17 May 2023
  • The potent proof arrived on the final day of the NBA’s regular season in 1988.
    — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2024
  • But in terms of being a regular watcher, that’s just not me.
    — Irina Gonzalez, Parents, 24 Oct. 2023
  • His teams finished 54-45 in the regular season and reached the playoffs three times.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2024
  • This surge from Martin comes just in time for the stretch run, with only five weeks left in the regular season.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2024
  • For an extra kick, sub your regular bulk sausage for hot ground pork sausage.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2023
  • But like many of the Dodgers teams before them, the current Dodgers look as if they’re designed to win in the regular season but not in the playoffs.
    — Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2023
  • There were the regular eight and Rudolph plus a strange looking tenth animal.
    — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Dec. 2023
  • Aaron Civale is the only veteran healthy enough to take a regular turn.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 22 July 2023
  • Jobs, medicine, and birthday presents are subject to the whims of the patrones, the wealthy landowners who drive cars while the regular people ride horses.
    — S. C. Cornell, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2023
  • And kickers combined to account for nearly a third of all points scored in the regular season.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Even when things looked bleak last season, the dominoes fell into the Mercury's favor on the last day of the regular season.
    — Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 28 Aug. 2023
  • If the stain persists, include the garment in your regular wash cycle.
    — Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2023
  • The regular meeting will be held at noon Oct. 24, according to a news release.
    — Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2023
  • Its regular menu is a la carte and a $70 prix-fixe three-course menu is offered on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Steve Cohen spent a record amount on the New York Mets payroll heading into the 2023 regular season.
    — Chantz Martin, Fox News, 12 Oct. 2023
  • It’s been clear for several years that these Dodgers are built for the long stretches of the regular season, not the quick bursts of October, and their playoff hopes have paid the price.
    — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2023
  • The Lakers, again, were short-handed, their regular rotation hit hard for the second straight game.
    — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2023
  • Matt Shepard, the regular play-by-play announcer, was off.
    — Marlowe Alter, Detroit Free Press, 8 July 2023
  • The Navy will begin regular random testing of 15 percent of the force each month, combined with surprise unit-wide sweeps.
    — Dave Philipps, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2023
  • To use it, apply daily or as desired in place of regular body moisturizer.
    — Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2024
  • Green will finish the regular season at just 55 games because of his suspensions, so his load was relatively light.
    — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2024
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regular

2 of 2 noun
  • They are regulars at the bar.
  • He is a regular on the television show.
  • We'll have one large soda and two regulars.
  • Adams is also a regular at the gym, so the scrunchies come in handy.
    — Lindy Segal, Glamour, 8 Nov. 2022
  • Many of the few dozen regulars are in their 60s or 70s, and retired.
    — Nancy Wartik, New York Times, 16 July 2023
  • Alam hopes regulars will think Wild Salsa was worth the wait.
    — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 27 June 2023
  • As many as 50 people have come at once, but there are about two dozen regulars.
    — Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 29 Feb. 2024
  • In fact, regulars tend to arrive early on Sunday mornings, to beat the crowd — and the line — that forms at the restaurant.
    — Mary Colurso | McOlurso@al.com, al, 10 July 2023
  • And so have the regulars, some of whom Stewart said she’s been serving for even longer than the 15 years she’s been at Breit’s.
    — Allison Dikanovic, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2024
  • The defense gave up 427 yards, and it is expected that a few regulars on that side of the ball will play Friday.
    — Scooby Axson, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2023
  • The staff also takes photos of some of the regulars and dogs up for adoption to feature on the walls as Kairoa Brewing’s dog of the week.
    — Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Nov. 2023
  • The Sports Page Barr staff and regulars have always been more than a tight knit group, a family.
    — Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2024
  • There’s a dance floor, a DJ, pinball machines and a friendly crowd of regulars at the pool table.
    — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Feb. 2024
  • For the regulars in the audience, this was a familiar sight.
    — Joshua Barone, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Stucky and her staff of 10-ish (not counting the volunteers) are on a first-name basis with their regulars.
    — Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2024
  • But the bar has sat empty since the start of the pandemic, a source of frequent questions from former regulars.
    — Mrussell, oregonlive, 22 Apr. 2023
  • Another post on the store's account showed Brady exchanging a card with a young regular at the store.
    — Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 2 Oct. 2023
  • King Charles did not join his wife and is not one of Wimbledon's royal regulars.
    — Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 12 July 2023
  • The first milestone, the end of preseason games, had just come following a loss to the Phoenix Suns when the Lakers’ regulars shut it down in the middle of the third quarter.
    — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2023
  • Our reserves and our regulars volunteered their time to come in and do these searches.
    — Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Better make reservations; the restaurant is small and often full of regulars who know to plan ahead.
    — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 24 Aug. 2023
  • In the senior center’s hallway, a pre-pandemic photo shows a group of regulars Gilbert knew well, some of whom died from the virus in the early waves.
    — Robert Weisman, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Mar. 2023
  • Harrison faced the Dodgers, though few of their regulars, in his previous start and could face them again in the first week of the regular season.
    — Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Until then, low-scoring games will likely be the norm along with hoping the fill-ins can contribute along with the healthy regulars.
    — Larry Fleisher, Forbes, 3 May 2023
  • Ryan wanted to do things his way, and investors, including regulars from the Catbird Seat, bought in.
    — Alyson Sheppard, Robb Report, 10 July 2023
  • Already, 50 percent of our customers are regulars and the other 50 percent are walking in for the first time.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2023
  • Premier Li of China gave a speech Davos regulars have heard before.
    — Peter Vanham, Fortune, 17 Jan. 2024
  • On the first night of Pride month — which also happened to be karaoke night — a small but eclectic group of regulars and newcomers gushed about the place McDaniels and Pike built.
    — Anne Branigin, Washington Post, 8 June 2023
  • The lineup will feature a growing list of past hosts, regulars and special guests who are gracing the stage for the show for its historic moment.
    — Nate Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Rosalind Chao and Amy Seimetz have also been bumped up to series regulars this season.
    — Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 3 May 2023

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