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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Adverb
The movies center around the intense — and sometimes dangerous — love story between a teenage girl, Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart), and a century-old vampire, Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson), who looks 17.
—Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 3 May 2025
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Furthermore, Handelsman points out that sometimes your mattress can amplify your bed frame noise.
—Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 3 May 2025
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
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“Sometimes.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sometimes. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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