not unnaturally

not unnaturally
not unnaturally phrase
used for saying that someone’s behaviour was what could normally be expected in that situation

Not unnaturally, I wanted to know where my daughter had been all night.

Thesaurus: not making you feel surprised or amazedsynonym
Main entry: unnaturally

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