every once in a while
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: sometimes but not often : from time to time : occasionally
We still see each other every once in a while.
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But, every once in a while, there’s a report that takes us right back to when that was the only news anyone could think about.
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With Rice expected to catch every once in a while, the team can occasionally use Bellinger at first.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2026
Oh, every once in a while, one of us got loose.
—Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 17 Jan. 2026
This means that every once in a while, if the wind gusts just right (or wrong), your breath may still get flicked up onto your glasses.
—New Atlas, 5 Jan. 2026
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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 1 Feb. 2026
With Rice expected to catch every once in a while, the team can occasionally use Bellinger at first.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2026
Oh, every once in a while, one of us got loose.
—Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 17 Jan. 2026
This means that every once in a while, if the wind gusts just right (or wrong), your breath may still get flicked up onto your glasses.
—New Atlas, 5 Jan. 2026
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“Every once in a while.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/every%20once%20in%20a%20while. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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