How to Use periodically in a Sentence

periodically

adverb

• Flip the cushions around periodically to even out the wear and tear of the couch.
  — Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Sep. 2022
• Unlike the hat, the chevron and comet can tile the plane periodically.
  — Erica Klarreich, Quanta Magazine, 4 Apr. 2023
• The boy was told to stay at the park for eight hours, and that his mother would check on him periodically.
  — Cheryl Higley, cleveland, 2 Aug. 2022
• Check the pot periodically and skim off any foam or scum that comes to the surface.
  — Vicky Hallett, NPR, 1 Apr. 2025
• Gumbs has periodically practiced with the team the past two years, but didn’t play in a game.
  — oregonlive, 4 Mar. 2022
• Check back periodically to see what's new over the course of the summer.
  — AZCentral.com, 4 June 2021
• But there’s no debate that the periodically in the top five hasn’t been there.
  — Doug Lesmerises, cleveland, 19 Mar. 2021
• Her mom called periodically, checking in to make sure Nya was safe and on the right bus.
  — Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 20 Aug. 2021
• Has there been talk at all about bringing the band back for a week here and there the way Fred Armisen periodically comes back for a week these days?
  — Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 11 June 2024
• The city has periodically taken the teams off the streets.
  — Libor Jany, Star Tribune, 23 Jan. 2021
• The campaigns are held periodically, with the first launched in late 2020.
  — David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2023
• Peek in periodically to see how far the fruit has progressed in the ripening process.
  — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 26 June 2025
• Locals say the osprey nest has been there for five or six years, and Raul periodically checked on the birds.
  — Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2021
• As for the artists, most are periodically in dire straits.
  — Greg Jackson, Harper's Magazine, 25 May 2021
• Check them periodically to see if the scales have opened.
  — Ann Cameron Siegal, Washington Post, 15 Nov. 2022
• The fact that periodically this happens in Gaza is one of the things that seems so terrible about it.
  — Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 May 2022
• Bring it back to a simmer and cook, periodically skimming the foam that rises to the surface, for about 2 hours.
  — San Antonio Express-News, 13 Oct. 2021
• Check the soup periodically and skim off any foam or scum that accumulates on the surface of the broth.
  — Vicky Hallett, NPR, 1 Apr. 2025
• Stagno is the home base that the novel periodically returns to while, bit by bit, the curtain is pulled back to reveal the events of Tiller’s past.
  — Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 8 Feb. 2021
• Check the seeds periodically for new growth and remove any that have begun to grow.
  — Derek Carwood, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Oct. 2022
• Read through all of the CDC’s guidelines and be sure to check back periodically for new updates that are published.
  — Maren Estrada, BGR, 5 Mar. 2021
• That’s why her decision to play to all sides here periodically throws the film tonally out of whack.
  — Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 July 2023
• Smelters dangle lanterns off the ends of booms and periodically raise and lower square nets to check for success.
  — Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2023
• Years ago, one of the many storms that periodically flood Riverside Park cracked open a playground’s paving.
  — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 18 Apr. 2025
• One approach is to fast for 24 to 36 hours periodically, like one day per week.
  — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 14 Oct. 2021
• Keep the heat low and stir periodically to keep from sticking.
  — Brian Bennett, New York Times, 2 May 2025
• The pool will be closed periodically throughout the summer to host swim meets.
  — Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 3 June 2022
• Users should be prompted with the choice screen periodically, not just once, Bazbaz says.
  — Paresh Dave, WIRED, 6 Aug. 2024
• Once a tidal flat, this region would have been periodically flooded millions of years ago.
  — Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
• LoRaWAN, for example, is great for simple, low-bandwidth needs over long distances, like water meters that send data periodically from the edge of a property.
  — Stephen Farrugia, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025