every once in a while

phrase

: sometimes but not often : from time to time : occasionally

We still see each other every once in a while.

Examples of every once in a while in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

By Christopher Arnott Even tales as old as time need to get told a different way every once in a while. — Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2026

Even tales as old as time need to get told a different way every once in a while. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026

But every once in a while, the FOX sitcom takes on a cover. — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 31 Mar. 2026

But every once in a while, a powerful need for the cure-all that is the restaurant’s dowjic soup hits me, and I won’t be denied! — Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 26 Mar. 2026

Rhymes for every once in a while

• aisle
• bile
• chyle
• file
• guile
• heil
• isle
• kyle
• mile
• pile
• rile
• smile