How to Use at times in a Sentence

at times

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  • Needs to be harder on pucks at times (still doesn’t have the body).
    — Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The Padres did not play well at times on either side of the ball.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
  • That happens at times, but it’s seemed to happen a lot more this year.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026
  • But the events have drawn mixed and, at times, lackluster turnout.
    — Elena Moore, NPR, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Rounds of rain, which will be heavy at times, will be ongoing through the day.
    — Matthew Villafane, CBS News, 25 Sep. 2026
  • And there was some road noise coming from the back that could be at times a little loud.
    — Brooke Crothers, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • So to try to just control that a little better at times will help us.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • And the Democrats played a trick that gets played in politics at times.
    — ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
  • It’s built out at times when rates absolutely looked like this.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • That war has largely been a cold one, at times extremely frosty.
    — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 31 July 2026
  • Yet, at times, these deep cuts have not always gone according to plan.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The caller speaks in a deep, throaty voice that at times sounds almost garbled.
    — Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Short-term and long-term can fill up at times, usually on the weekends.
    — Jason Dill, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026
  • This results in an image that can look dim at times and which will have poor contrast.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Willis has flashed it, at times, too, in practices leading up to the season.
    — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026
  • A number of home health care providers would show up two or three hours late at times or sometimes not at all.
    — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2026
  • Winds will shift to the west and northwest at 5 to 10 mph and could be gusty at times.
    — Lauren Bostwick, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Our nieces and nephews have attended all of these events and have, at times, asked to bring friends.
    — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Not all break free of the eternal wheel of samsara, and each is caught in its dizzying spin at times.
    — Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026
  • But legal wins in the case were at times incremental, and each step took years.
    — ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The police response to the protests has been quite violent at times.
    — Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Zach Brown's college football career has been bumpy at times.
    — Ren Clayton, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The President’s fantasies can, at times, take on a lurid tone.
    — Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 18 July 2026
  • Bearcats fans chanted Sorsby’s name at times during the game.
    — ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Holmes threw from various stances, including with a knee down and in the boot at times as well.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 10 July 2026
  • It's been feared, worried about, and at times cursed out, but the closure is here, and progress is coming along.
    — Chris Hoffman, CBS News, 13 July 2026
  • Though, to be fair to his toddler, keeping track of his parents is a much harder task at times.
    — Deputy Entertainment, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The rhythm section and guitar work can get raw at times, more like a rock band than a snappy jazz combo.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Pettersson doesn’t make many plays and can fight the puck at times, although his first pass out of the zone is good enough.
    — Corey Pronman, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The path to closing the merger was often a rocky one and at times seemed likely to derail.
    — Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026

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