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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Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
Triumph the Insult Comic Dog — in a dinner that typically generates debate about whether the relationship between journalists and their sources should include socializing together and putting aside sometimes adversarial relationships.
—Collin Binkley, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
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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Adverb
Cabdrivers sometimes call it the Hinckley Hilton—a weird local homage to the shooter, John Hinckley, Jr.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
Triumph the Insult Comic Dog — in a dinner that typically generates debate about whether the relationship between journalists and their sources should include socializing together and putting aside sometimes adversarial relationships.
—Collin Binkley, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
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 29 Apr. 2026.
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