How to Use now and then in a Sentence

now and then

adverb

• Every now and then, the pair had to dunk the tarp in the water to cool it down.
  — Melissa Chan, NBC News, 18 Aug. 2023
• Maybe this was the kind of NBA game that happens now and then.
  — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2024
• Storm attended a few of the games, and the two would meet for lunch now and then.
  — Cathy Free, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2024
• Even the best sleepers need a little help now and then.
  — Kelsey Kunik, Parents, 12 Dec. 2023
• Every now and then we would get hooked up in a golf game.
  — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
• And now and then, there was even a stack of dishes that needed to be done.
  — Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Jan. 2023
• His luck is due to turn, and the Twins want to keep him on the field by getting him off it now and then.
  — New York Times, 8 May 2022
• And hundreds of things can change between now and then.
  — Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 2 Jan. 2024
• The idea has cropped up online every now and then for over a decade.
  — Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2022
• Hope still swings by for dessert every now and then, but hope is two-faced.
  — Ron Winters, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2022
• But every now and then, Holmes likes to funk with the jeans-and-a-90s-shirt formula.
  — Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 9 Aug. 2023
• Make sure to meet us here at 6 a.m. Get some shots up and a workout in between now and then.
  — José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 25 June 2023
• Between now and then, the firm is going to make a boatload of money—and pay it to us!
  — Brett Owens, Forbes, 4 Aug. 2022
• He’s been impressive in the moments that he’s had with us and the game reps and now and then practice reps.
  — cleveland, 4 Aug. 2023
• The trio gathered at a local cafe now and then to drink coffee and discuss the world.
  — Martin Kuz, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Aug. 2022
• Annuals still pop up every now and then, though the rest is lost to time.
  — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 4 Aug. 2023
• The loudest Obelisk gets is the clinking of glasses or muted laughter in the kitchen now and then.
  — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2023
• Read on to learn more about healthy foods as well as some that are great to enjoy every now and then.
  — Jenn Sinrich, Health, 7 Mar. 2023
• Even the most diligent among us are not immune to the need for a little study break every now and then.
  — Alyssa Longobucco, House Beautiful, 16 Sep. 2022
• Detroit is known to enjoy a fake punt attempt now and then.
  — NBC News, 29 Jan. 2024
• Each of them needs a paint job now and then, and some have been done more faithfully than others.
  — WSJ, 14 June 2023
• But don’t let the chilly weather keep you from switching date night up every now and then.
  — Seventeen.com Editors, Seventeen, 12 Jan. 2023
• His mother still comes through every now and then talking about him to me.
  — Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 24 Jan. 2024
• Just know there's no headphone jack, and the performance can be stuttery now and then.
  — Haley Sprankle, WIRED, 10 Dec. 2022
• Something happened along the way to me, to lots of us, but every now and then baseball can have a day that brings you back.
  — Gregg Doyel, The Indianapolis Star, 27 June 2022
• Every now and then, a soda can stands out from the uniform silver.
  — Biju Sukumaran, Chron, 7 Sep. 2022
• However, most of us have driveways, and all of us have sheds and paths that need clearing now and then.
  — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Dec. 2022
• Her oldest son is a drug addict and bounces between the streets and friends’ homes, and shows up every now and then, too.
  — Wayne and Wanda, Anchorage Daily News, 16 July 2023
• But every now and then, a fluffy survivor is spat back out into our world.
  — John Kelly, Washington Post, 26 June 2022
• But there’s still a pile of data to analyze between now and then.
  — Wired, 3 Aug. 2022

Last Updated: 3 May 2024