How to Use oft in a Sentence

oft

adverb

• Also, most cats are hard to read with their oft-blank glares.
  — Angela Hill, The Mercury News, 13 June 2017
• The second sort … oft-times spun round like a top … and these were far more in number.
  — Robert Krulwich, National Geographic, 2 Aug. 2016
• In the morning, the house caffeine is oft served with bubbly.
  — Katie Kelly Bell, Robb Report, 2 May 2024
• With suits come blazers, and with blazers oft come shoulder pads.
  — Meg Donohue, ELLE, 23 Sep. 2022
• Mitchell Robinson is oft-injured.
  — Tony Jones, New York Times, 10 May 2026
• Neither a borrower nor a lender be, for loan oft loses both itself and friend.
  — Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2021
• And due to the foaming nature, experts oft recommend it for oily skin types.
  — Beatrice Zocchi, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2025
• The three drawers are spacious, and the top is ideal for decor like a lamp and storing oft reached-for items.
  — Shea Simmons, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
• Running out of the base line is an oft-misunderstood rule in baseball.
  — Levi Weaver, New York Times, 8 June 2026
• American Trench is oft credited for their top-notch wool and wool blend socks.
  — Meg Donohue, Town & Country, 5 Jan. 2023
• In parts of four seasons with the Tigers, Norris has been oft-injured.
  — Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press, 29 Apr. 2018
• Next up is Kendall Roy, the troubled and oft-bumbling eldest.
  — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2019
• In the clubhouse, photographers coaxed the two men, oft at odds, to pose for a picture.
  — Mike Klingaman, baltimoresun.com, 1 Apr. 2021
• Alex Ates has oft proven to be one of the finest Shakespeareans on the local stage.
  — Theodore P. Mahne, NOLA.com, 5 June 2018
• As an oft-unheralded Guadalupe bass fishery, that small niche has room to grow.
  — Matt Wyatt, ExpressNews.com, 27 Aug. 2020
• With no band onstage, the silence inside this oft-loud, gray, black and red space was deafening.
  — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 10 June 2021
• One’s flag decal won’t get one into heaven, as has been oft-noted over the last 55 years.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 15 June 2026
• The game is oft compared to gin rummy, a card game which similarly relies on both luck and skill.
  — Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2022
• This has long been the problem with the troubled and oft-delayed cleanup efforts at Hanford.
  — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 10 May 2017
• Sir Lewis is oft spotted wearing designer garb, bling, and wrist candy to the track.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2023
• The legacies of players like Yount and Molitor have been oft-discussed.
  — Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 June 2020
• The United States has sought to balance two oft-conflicting goals.
  — New York Times, 14 June 2022
• McNairy will star as Adams’ oft-traveling husband in the project.
  — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 27 June 2022
• Which came as something of a surprise, in light of the oft-introspective nature of the new album.
  — Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com, 2 June 2017
• In fact, the oft-futile franchise has managed winning streaks of four or more games six times in 28 seasons.
  — Mark Long, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Dec. 2022
• With a racquet and extra clothes oft in tow, a good duffle is a serviceable gift for the tennis player in your life.
  — Mark Stock, Men's Health, 31 Aug. 2022
• Bound by the oft-taboo topic of suicide, the six include a woman who survived abuse and a man who hid behind success.
  — Wayne Drash and Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 14 June 2018
• While Opara has been oft-praised this season for his play as a defender, he isn’t known for his goal-scoring prowess.
  — Sam McDowell, kansascity.com, 24 June 2017
• The quote oft-attributed to Mark Twain is nice summation of the weather there.
  — Forrest Brown, CNN, 5 July 2021
• For flu, antivirals are a second but oft-overlooked line of defense after vaccines.
  — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 12 Jan. 2026