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We usually eat at home, but sometimes we go out.

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Sentence

Narrator

We usually eat at home, but sometimes we go out.

Study notes

How to use in different contexts

Giving Advice

Try to eat at home most of the time, but it's okay to go out occasionally.

Describing Habits

Our typical dinner routine is eating at home, although we sometimes dine out.

Asking About Others

Where do you usually eat dinner – at home or out?

Sharing Hypotheticals

If we didn't eat at home most nights, our food budget would be much higher.

Rephrased versions

Formal

Our usual dining practice is at home; however, we occasionally patronize restaurants.

Casual

We mostly eat in, but sometimes we grab a bite out.

Simpler English

We eat at home, but sometimes we go to a restaurant.

Phrases to learn

eat at home

To have meals in one's own residence.

go out

To leave one's home to eat at a restaurant or other establishment.