Examples of “originally” in a Sentence

adv At first, or in the beginning, before things changed.

• Originally, this paper was white, but over the years it has yellowed with age.
• There are 36 known praenomina, though there may originally have been more. — Elizabeth Gidley Withycombe, Introduction (1945)
• The house was originally painted blue.
• She's originally from Manchester but moved to London for work.
• The shop originally sold only books, but now it sells gifts too.