every once in a while
idiom
: sometimes but not often : from time to time : occasionally
We still see each other every once in a while.
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Even as one of the fiercest felines in the world, every mom needs a break every once in a while.
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024
More compact and agile than a full-size, the best handheld vacuums make easy work of cleaning the stairs, couch cushions, and even your car’s upholstery every once in a while.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 May 2024
Capricorn December 22 – January 19 Even the most serious of people need to kick back every once in a while — that includes you.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 13 Mar. 2024
And every once in a while, Wignot lets these songs play all the way through.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2024
But every once in a while, unattentive listeners got fooled, and some of them wrote to NPR about how shocked — SHOCKED!
—Mansee Khurana, NPR, 1 Apr. 2024
But every once in a while, there’s a subject who is so unique that their story elevates the formula.
—Jourdain Searles, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Mar. 2024
In the past, [longtime producer] Brendan O’Brien would help us with a chord or two every once in a while and be the outside ear.
—Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 19 Mar. 2024
That’s probably good for them every once in a while.
—Jake Silverstein Photograph By Mamadi Doumbouya, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2024
Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024
More compact and agile than a full-size, the best handheld vacuums make easy work of cleaning the stairs, couch cushions, and even your car’s upholstery every once in a while.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 May 2024
Capricorn December 22 – January 19 Even the most serious of people need to kick back every once in a while — that includes you.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 13 Mar. 2024
And every once in a while, Wignot lets these songs play all the way through.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2024
But every once in a while, unattentive listeners got fooled, and some of them wrote to NPR about how shocked — SHOCKED!
—Mansee Khurana, NPR, 1 Apr. 2024
But every once in a while, there’s a subject who is so unique that their story elevates the formula.
—Jourdain Searles, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Mar. 2024
In the past, [longtime producer] Brendan O’Brien would help us with a chord or two every once in a while and be the outside ear.
—Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 19 Mar. 2024
That’s probably good for them every once in a while.
—Jake Silverstein Photograph By Mamadi Doumbouya, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2024
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