once in a while

phrase

: now and then

spent most of their time at home, but went out once in a while

Examples of once in a while in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This color inkjet all-in-one (AIO) printer is a good fit for a busy home or small office that prints up to about 250 pages per week and also needs relatively heavy-duty scanning, even if just once in a while. — M. David Stone, PC Magazine, 3 Nov. 2026

Sure, his characters could catch a break once in a while, but where’s the fun in that? — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026

Universal constants arise often in math problems, and even the square root of log(N) rears its head once in a while. — Quanta Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026

Yeah, this sort of thing happens once in a while to certain actors. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2026

Rhymes for once in a while

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