How to Use on occasion in a Sentence

on occasion

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  • Norway largely focused on inswingers to the back post, but switched things up on occasion.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • Few would dispute that on average or even at the median, males may be bigger and more powerful than females, or that in certain contact sports the difference may be telling and on occasion dangerous.
    Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • Getty Images Most musicians like to promote one song at a time to radio, but the biggest names in the music industry can, on occasion, push multiple tracks.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
  • That looked unlikely to happen at Chelsea, with him behind Caicedo, Enzo Fernandez and on occasion, Reece James in the defensive-midfield queue.
    Carl Anka, New York Times, 10 July 2026
  • At 76, the mod trendsetter continues to star in campaigns like a recent one for Burberry’s Spring/Summer 2026 collection and attends London Fashion Week on occasion.
    Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 29 June 2026

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