Examples of now and then in a Sentence
we do go to the library now and then, but not as often as we should
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The concept is not widely discussed in baseball, because a 162-game season means a day off now and then is just good sense.
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Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2023
For much of the past century, flamingos turned up in Florida now and then, but in tiny numbers.
—Michael Adno, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2023
But a little humor now and then wouldn’t have hurt.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2023
Finding love can be as easy as smiling at a handsome stranger in line for coffee, but every now and then, making a romantic connection requires more serious intervention.
—Jp Mangalindan, Peoplemag, 3 Oct. 2023
Grizzly/polar-bear hybrids pop up every now and then where the two bear species’ ranges overlap—and because of a warming Arctic, these ranges are overlapping more and more.
—Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 6 Sep. 2023
Just as many differences For Israelis, the most striking differences between now and then are the Oct. 7 terrorist attack’s unimaginable brutality and destruction.
—Boaz Dvir, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2023
Every now and then, the Norwegian Nobel Committee gives its prize — the Nobel Peace Prize — to a political prisoner.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 11 Oct. 2023
But safety was not the issue for me here — a little artificial sweetener now and then is probably fine, and not necessarily worse for you than regular sugar.
—Ellie Krieger, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2023
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Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2023
For much of the past century, flamingos turned up in Florida now and then, but in tiny numbers.
—Michael Adno, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2023
But a little humor now and then wouldn’t have hurt.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2023
Finding love can be as easy as smiling at a handsome stranger in line for coffee, but every now and then, making a romantic connection requires more serious intervention.
—Jp Mangalindan, Peoplemag, 3 Oct. 2023
Grizzly/polar-bear hybrids pop up every now and then where the two bear species’ ranges overlap—and because of a warming Arctic, these ranges are overlapping more and more.
—Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 6 Sep. 2023
Just as many differences For Israelis, the most striking differences between now and then are the Oct. 7 terrorist attack’s unimaginable brutality and destruction.
—Boaz Dvir, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2023
Every now and then, the Norwegian Nobel Committee gives its prize — the Nobel Peace Prize — to a political prisoner.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 11 Oct. 2023
But safety was not the issue for me here — a little artificial sweetener now and then is probably fine, and not necessarily worse for you than regular sugar.
—Ellie Krieger, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of now and then was
in the 15th century
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“Now and then.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/now%20and%20then. Accessed 2 Dec. 2023.
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