Synonyms
Examples of sometimes in a Sentence
Adverb
His jokes are funny, but sometimes he goes too far.
Sometimes I take the bus to work.
We all make mistakes sometimes.
She works nine hours a day, sometimes more than that.
The word is sometimes used figuratively.
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Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 24 Apr. 2024
Licensed practical nurses, sometimes called licensed vocational nurses, work under the direction of RNs and perform routine medical care such as taking vital signs.
—Jordan Rau, NPR, 24 Apr. 2024
Portia and Imogen are both Shakespearean heroines — in The Merchant of Venice and Cymbeline, respectively — and both a specific type of recurring Shakespearean heroine: namely, women who must sometimes disguise themselves as men in order to gain agency.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Apr. 2024
Artists sometimes phone in shows of this nature but Peso brought it, propelling his wiry frame across the stage with his trademark, slightly staggery dance moves, riling up the ecstatic crowd with patriotic Mexican statements and rocking several different shirts (and, briefly, no shirt).
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 24 Apr. 2024
The sometimes inscrutable, often low-scoring game of soccer was now practically on a tabletop, distilled to its most extravagant elements in front of American kids like me, high on the sugar rush of candy and soda.
—Adam Elder, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2024
Once Trump walks through the thick wooden double doors — sometimes setting a brisk pace, sometimes lumbering, always stone-faced — his demeanor changes.
—Graham Kates, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2024
In a study that included 113 million people in all four US Census regions, researchers found that since the reversal, both vasectomies and tubal ligations — sometimes called having your tubes tied — increased significantly in people ages 18 to 30.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
Garland’s characters are constantly caught between the throes of evolution or death, and sometimes both.
—Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2024
William D. Cohan, vanityfair.com, 31 July 2017
Sometimes students are grouped together based on skill level, and sometimes based on their interests, Lopez said.
—Lee V. Gaines, chicagotribune.com, 30 June 2017
Sometimes disruption takes the form of alerting a person who is targeted for recruitment or influence by the foreign power.
—Monique Judge, The Root, 8 June 2017
Sometimes restaurants open quietly and fly under the radar.
—Nancy Ngo, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2017
Adverb
Ten years ago, a patient hunter could sometimes snatch up a 1530 for hundreds of dollars, but—as with the King Midas before it—the 1530 is in vogue, and its flop at retail means not that many are out there.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 24 Apr. 2024
Licensed practical nurses, sometimes called licensed vocational nurses, work under the direction of RNs and perform routine medical care such as taking vital signs.
—Jordan Rau, NPR, 24 Apr. 2024
Portia and Imogen are both Shakespearean heroines — in The Merchant of Venice and Cymbeline, respectively — and both a specific type of recurring Shakespearean heroine: namely, women who must sometimes disguise themselves as men in order to gain agency.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Apr. 2024
Artists sometimes phone in shows of this nature but Peso brought it, propelling his wiry frame across the stage with his trademark, slightly staggery dance moves, riling up the ecstatic crowd with patriotic Mexican statements and rocking several different shirts (and, briefly, no shirt).
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 24 Apr. 2024
The sometimes inscrutable, often low-scoring game of soccer was now practically on a tabletop, distilled to its most extravagant elements in front of American kids like me, high on the sugar rush of candy and soda.
—Adam Elder, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2024
Once Trump walks through the thick wooden double doors — sometimes setting a brisk pace, sometimes lumbering, always stone-faced — his demeanor changes.
—Graham Kates, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2024
In a study that included 113 million people in all four US Census regions, researchers found that since the reversal, both vasectomies and tubal ligations — sometimes called having your tubes tied — increased significantly in people ages 18 to 30.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
Garland’s characters are constantly caught between the throes of evolution or death, and sometimes both.
—Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2024
Adjective
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—William D. Cohan, vanityfair.com, 31 July 2017
Sometimes students are grouped together based on skill level, and sometimes based on their interests, Lopez said.
—Lee V. Gaines, chicagotribune.com, 30 June 2017
Sometimes disruption takes the form of alerting a person who is targeted for recruitment or influence by the foreign power.
—Monique Judge, The Root, 8 June 2017
Sometimes restaurants open quietly and fly under the radar.
—Nancy Ngo, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2017
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“Sometimes.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sometimes. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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