How to Use at regular intervals in a Sentence

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  • Stop the car at regular intervals while driving long distances to get out and stretch your legs.
    Amanda Gardner, Health, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Some shops are open, traffic lights are on and city workers take out the trash at regular intervals.
    New York Times, 24 Apr. 2022
  • Heads, wings and plumage were scattered at regular intervals.
    Corey Kilgannon, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
  • Step outside and try to shift your gaze away from electronic screens at regular intervals.
    Allen Kopelman, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Hang string lights and attach cat faces by pushing a light through each eye hole, spacing the faces apart at regular intervals.
    Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 21 June 2023
  • Doctors had sent her home with an oxygen tank and instructions to use it at regular intervals.
    José María León Cabrera, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
  • The liner will catch dust and absorb grease, and it can simply be picked up, thrown away and replaced at regular intervals.
    The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2025
  • The catheter is then used to infuse a measured dose of medicine at regular intervals or via constant infusion.
    Kristi Pahr, Parents, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Boats depart at regular intervals throughout the day and into the early evening.
    Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 14 Nov. 2023
  • So payments aren’t processed in real time, but in batches at regular intervals.
    Dylan Matthews, Vox, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Is it deleted at regular intervals?
    R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Eat meals at regular intervals, and drink enough water throughout the day when attending amusement parks.
    Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The infection would disappear when users turned their phones off and on again, which experts say consumers should do at regular intervals.
    Joseph Menn, Washington Post, 21 June 2023
  • Health data about whether the children had symptoms of eczema, hay fever, or wheezing was obtained from caregivers at regular intervals.
    New Atlas, 3 July 2025
  • Although the moon does pass by the sun at regular intervals, the perfect lineup necessary for a solar eclipse is often missed.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2024
  • In other words, stick to your plan, and continue investing at regular intervals.
    Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2025
  • And if the distance is long enough, repeaters must be installed at regular intervals to boost the signal and prevent it from decaying too much.
    IEEE Spectrum, 16 Apr. 2019
  • Once the eclipse begins, try taking pictures of the moon at regular intervals such as every 10 minutes.
    Dean Regas, Cincinnati Enquirer, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Nicole recommends starting by going from one corner of the room to the other and working around the circle at regular intervals.
    Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Sep. 2022
  • Shusterman recommends standing at regular intervals—even for a few seconds—to give the prostate some relief.
    Laurie Saloman, Verywell Health, 28 Sep. 2023
  • This variation should cause the balance to oscillate at regular intervals, like a seesaw with two children sitting on it.
    Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 1 May 2023
  • Some people may have success with a grazing-all-day approach, which typically involves three small meals plus three snacks a day at regular intervals.
    Mary Shomon, Verywell Health, 8 Apr. 2023
  • Called Tissot’s indicatrix, the equation takes the form of circles placed at regular intervals across a map.
    Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 29 Nov. 2022
  • Aeration is the process of creating air spaces in a lawn, usually via 3-inch holes poked into the soil at regular intervals.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2025
  • In normal times, the agency acts like a loving but diligent parent, dispensing money at regular intervals to insure the kids don’t spend it all at once.
    Andy Kroll, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Bongino said the footage, which is roughly 12 hours long, shows Epstein making a phone call and being checked on by guards at regular intervals.
    Isabel Van Brugen, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
  • For its term — typically six weeks, with payment installments set at regular intervals — there are no interest or fees as long as the balance is fully paid off on time.
    Christine Romans, NBC News, 21 Dec. 2023
  • This is the fifth year for Pennell to provide Crown Point students with structured art lessons at regular intervals for each grade level.
    Cyril A. Reinicke, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Mowing at regular intervals based on plant growth makes your ongoing maintenance faster and easier and ensures your lawn remains healthy and vibrant.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 25 June 2026
  • The standard candle that Hubble used in plotting his diagram was a Cepheid variable, a star that brightens and dims at regular intervals.
    Richard Panek, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2023

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