chiefly literary
: often
oft asked questions
an oft quoted statement
Examples of oft in a Sentence
as I have oft said, you need to look before you leap
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The statement jacket is one not oft worn by Queen Camilla, featuring modern details with a classic fit.
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Julia Teti, Footwear News, 19 Dec. 2025
While the Leafs — and in particular, their stars — deserve credit for storming back with the kind of emotion and precision that has oft been lacking from their game, Tuesday’s performance was not tenable.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2025
Owner Mary Patino Perez’s oft-moving Tex-Mex restaurant known for artisan enchilada sauces is not quite complete.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Dec. 2025
But there is psychology to be explored there beneath all that journeyman genius, and Greiving knows how to get at it, even if his subject is in most ways the opposite of a tortured or oft-thwarted soul like a Bernard Herrmann.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 16 Dec. 2025
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Julia Teti, Footwear News, 19 Dec. 2025
While the Leafs — and in particular, their stars — deserve credit for storming back with the kind of emotion and precision that has oft been lacking from their game, Tuesday’s performance was not tenable.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2025
Owner Mary Patino Perez’s oft-moving Tex-Mex restaurant known for artisan enchilada sauces is not quite complete.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Dec. 2025
But there is psychology to be explored there beneath all that journeyman genius, and Greiving knows how to get at it, even if his subject is in most ways the opposite of a tortured or oft-thwarted soul like a Bernard Herrmann.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 16 Dec. 2025
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“Oft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oft. Accessed 25 Dec. 2025.
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