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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Emma Rayder, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2025
Jones can get a yard or two now and then but is primarily a stand-and-deliver quarterback.
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The corridor was busy and Claire stayed near the wall, pausing every now and then to catch her breath.
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And then the little bit of it for us is just the subtle reminders every now and then during a game, just to touch the paint.
—Khobi Price, Oc Register, 24 Nov. 2025
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Emma Rayder, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2025
Jones can get a yard or two now and then but is primarily a stand-and-deliver quarterback.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025
The corridor was busy and Claire stayed near the wall, pausing every now and then to catch her breath.
—Literary Hub, 25 Nov. 2025
And then the little bit of it for us is just the subtle reminders every now and then during a game, just to touch the paint.
—Khobi Price, Oc Register, 24 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for now and then
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“Now and then.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/now%20and%20then. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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