How to Use every once in a while in a Sentence

every once in a while

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  • But every once in a while, the show does away with all of that.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Every genre needs a good kick in the head every once in a while.
    Steven Thrash, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Oct. 2025
  • But every once in a while, a trend like the sheer dress is just too hot to pass up.
    Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 29 Mar. 2023
  • And every once in a while the counselors would come back and check them.
    Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Congress works well every once in a while, and this is one such case.
    Nr Editors, National Review, 26 Jan. 2024
  • But every once in a while, a recipe comes along that changes that opinion.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Mar. 2025
  • But, every once in a while, I’ll get smacked in the face by one.
    Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 6 Nov. 2025
  • And every once in a while, they’re bound to lose, too, even to the little guys.
    Emily Stewart, Vox, 13 May 2024
  • But then every once in a while, there’ll be something so random.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Danielle Jonas doesn't mind flexing her last name every once in a while.
    Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Eating something from this list every once in a while won't hurt your health.
    Johna Burdeos, Health, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Even tales as old as time need to get told a different way every once in a while.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026
  • And every once in a while, Wignot lets these songs play all the way through.
    Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2024
  • He is heard telling them that the driver was holding her head up every once in a while.
    Greg Norman, Fox News, 5 Mar. 2024
  • Also, make sure your skin has a chance to breathe and be free of makeup every once in a while.
    Lisa Mulcahy, Good Housekeeping, 30 Dec. 2022
  • Even as one of the fiercest felines in the world, every mom needs a break every once in a while.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024
  • Every couple needs a fun night out every once in a while, after all.
    Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 5 May 2025
  • Cronenworth gets a little long with his swing every once in a while.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Clean the nozzle every once in a while to remove dirt deposits.
    Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Of course everybody steps too far into the whiskey still every once in a while.
    Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
  • David hopefully will pop in every once in a while to drop some knowledge.
    Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Except, every once in a while, one film proves an exception to the rule.
    Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025
  • And then every once in a while, there would be some whispers around the department.
    Samia Bouzid, Scientific American, 8 Aug. 2024
  • To act on that self-love, Momoa has to treat himself every once in a while.
    Liza Esquibias, Peoplemag, 2 Feb. 2024
  • But every once in a while, his collection shares with us the grief and horror of those times.
    Susanna Ashton, JSTOR Daily, 23 May 2024
  • No matter the size, just don’t forget to give your new chess pieces a soak in the sink every once in a while.
    Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Sep. 2023
  • But every once in a while, a new model rolls onto the scene that flips that thinking on its head.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Something like this is small enough to fit any space and serves as a kind reminder to take a break every once in a while.
    Micaela Arnett, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2023
  • In real life, people have to move and only come into the city every once in a while.
    Gyan Yankovich, SELF, 11 Sep. 2024
  • Everyone worries about money—and the lack of it—every once in a while.
    Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Popular Science, 4 Apr. 2023

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