How to Use periodic in a Sentence

periodic

adjective

• He takes the car in for periodic oil changes.
• At least here, there's periodic breaks in the hurry-up-and-wait.
  — A.a. Dowd, Chron, 12 Mar. 2023
• Ash fluttered down from the sky, swirling with the periodic breezes.
  — Daniel Popper, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
• There were periodic speeches throughout the night among the crowd, which marched twice around the building.
  — oregonlive, 3 Oct. 2020
• This week, the clubs of the Premier League met in London for one of their periodic conferences.
  — Rory Smith, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2023
• That’s the theme of Children Now’s latest version of its periodic scorecard on the state’s youth.
  — Dan Walters, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
• El Niño is the periodic warming of ocean waters in the Pacific Ocean near the equator.
  — Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2023
• No true gimmicks, just 18 holes of a challenge and a periodic surprise or two as well.
  — Randy McRoberts, baltimoresun.com, 23 Sep. 2020
• But periodic soil and water sampling by land managers could tip them off if the snakes show up.
  — Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 7 Dec. 2024
• Up to half of the 2021 child tax credit could be paid out in periodic payments starting this summer.
  — Anne Sraders, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2021
• At issue in the case is the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, one of the periodic farm bills passed by Congress.
  — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 8 Sep. 2021
• The idea is to keep a closer watch on patients than is possible with periodic visits to the bedside.
  — Casey Ross, STAT, 15 Aug. 2023
• Human bird flu outbreaks are periodic and, so far, small in scale.
  — David Axe, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2022
• The firm issues a report at the start of each year, laying out key targets, and then provides periodic updates and tweaks to the numbers.
  — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2025
• Case counts fluctuate, due in part to periodic epidemics, the CDC said.
  — Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2024
• The Jaguars turned the ball over four times and had periodic lapses on offense, defense and in the kicking game in a 28-21 victory over Alcorn State.
  — Creg Stephenson | [e-mail], al, 19 Sep. 2021
• Is there a way to stop these periodic rodent outbreaks?
  — Tess Joosse, Scientific American, 21 June 2021
• Ansky’s periodic X-ray bursts last 10 times longer and shine 10 times brighter than a typical QPE.
  — Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 11 Apr. 2025
• The show is more of a comedy with periodic moments of action, suspense, and pathos.
  — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2025
• Between a tenth and a quarter of an inch of rain is predicted with periodic rain showers throughout the day.
  — Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 16 May 2025
• Plan on at least periodic showers and perhaps a steadier rain at times.
  — Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2021
• There's also the vague threat of war on the outer edges of the kingdom, and the periodic use of dragons as the ultimate weapon in Middle Ages-style aerial warfare.
  — Brian Lowry, CNN, 19 Aug. 2022
• The prison must also give periodic reports to the Justice Department on its progress.
  — Adam Ferrise, cleveland, 23 Dec. 2022
• In addition, the IRS must set up a new system for making periodic payments of the child tax credit.
  — Richard Rubin, WSJ, 17 Mar. 2021
• At the same time, towns have struggled with wildfires, smoke and periodic pandemic lockdowns that drove tourists away at key times.
  — Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 June 2022
• But the periodic court hearings at least give Gershkovich's family and friends and U.S. officials a glimpse of him.
  — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 30 Mar. 2024
• Dogs love to listen to their people’s voices, a sentiment confirmed by the periodic thump of their tails on the cabin floor.
  — Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Jan. 2021
• With just periodic cleaning, artificial turf can give you the look of a lush green lawn without any of the toil of regular grass.
  — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2022
• Helicopters clattered overhead as protesters fled the area to the honking of car horns and periodic cheers.
  — Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 11 June 2025
• There were periodic shifts into brick or pebbly concrete, but by the start of the 21st century, most tall-building architects opted again for glass.
  — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 6 June 2025