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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Some of those emails will pop up in my inbox every once in a while, but usually they get resolved over time.
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Peter White, Deadline, 17 June 2025
But every once in a while, the evening calls for a casserole with a little more pizzazz... that still is easy, inexpensive, and makes everyone ask for seconds.
—Mary Claire Britton, Southern Living, 7 June 2025
Waking up once a night every once in a while is usually OK, Dubin says.
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 6 June 2025
The root of the fortune begins 1,200 miles away from the nation’s capital, in eastern South Dakota, where waves of grain fill the landscape and houses pop up every once in a while.
—Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
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Peter White, Deadline, 17 June 2025
But every once in a while, the evening calls for a casserole with a little more pizzazz... that still is easy, inexpensive, and makes everyone ask for seconds.
—Mary Claire Britton, Southern Living, 7 June 2025
Waking up once a night every once in a while is usually OK, Dubin says.
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 6 June 2025
The root of the fortune begins 1,200 miles away from the nation’s capital, in eastern South Dakota, where waves of grain fill the landscape and houses pop up every once in a while.
—Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
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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 30 Jun. 2025.
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