Although considered incorrect today, usuage was commonly employed by 17th-century scribes as an obsolete spelling of usage.

The team, as per the usual, reviewed the agenda before starting.

At the café, everyone ordered their usuals and chatted about the week.

The villagers whispered about the usuary practiced by the moneylender, whose harsh terms sank families into debt.

The historian documented several curious usuaries in the town's 18th-century financial records.

Writers often fall back on usualisms when they want to make characters sound familiar.

His commitment to usualism meant he always followed the traditional procedure.

He excused himself to use the usual offices behind the cottage.

When the cabin's plumbing failed, we were forced to use the usual office behind the shed.