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Examples of sometimes in a Sentence
Adverb
His jokes are funny, but sometimes he goes too far.
Sometimes I take the bus to work.
We all make mistakes sometimes.
She works nine hours a day, sometimes more than that.
The word is sometimes used figuratively.
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Alastair McIndoe, Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024
According to Brooke, landers used in previous, unrelated projects sometimes suffered from early instrumentation failure or were unable to withstand the depths.
—Robin Catalano, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 June 2024
William D. Cohan, vanityfair.com, 31 July 2017
Sometimes students are grouped together based on skill level, and sometimes based on their interests, Lopez said.
—Lee V. Gaines, chicagotribune.com, 30 June 2017
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Adverb
The Filipino Fox Rodrigo Duterte is not the crackpot he is sometimes made to seem.
—Alastair McIndoe, Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024
According to Brooke, landers used in previous, unrelated projects sometimes suffered from early instrumentation failure or were unable to withstand the depths.
—Robin Catalano, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 June 2024
Adjective
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—William D. Cohan, vanityfair.com, 31 July 2017
Sometimes students are grouped together based on skill level, and sometimes based on their interests, Lopez said.
—Lee V. Gaines, chicagotribune.com, 30 June 2017
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“Sometimes.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sometimes. Accessed 17 Jun. 2024.
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