How to Use sometimes in a Sentence

sometimes

adverb

• Sometimes I take the bus to work.
• She works nine hours a day, sometimes more than that.
• His jokes are funny, but sometimes he goes too far.
• We all make mistakes sometimes.
• The word is sometimes used figuratively.
• But things can sometimes get out of hand.
  — Will Oremus, The Atlantic, 16 May 2026
• Laws sometimes take far too long to change.
  — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 5 Apr. 2026
• And even sure things are wrong sometimes.
  — Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 1 May 2026
• In some places, yes — sometimes even more.
  — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2026
• Their two adult sons help out sometimes, too.
  — Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
• And maybe that’s what the show needs sometimes.
  — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2026
• Cuts aren’t clean and sometimes leave a torn or ripped edge.
  — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Jan. 2026
• It is sometimes laced with rat poison or bug spray.
  — Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
• And, sometimes, a shot of Malört doesn’t hurt.
  — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 1 May 2026
• That is sort of what happens sometimes.
  — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2025
• My mother could look so small sometimes.
  — Douglas Stuart, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
• Donald sometimes will use takes one through six to learn the line.
  — Janine Rubenstein, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
• This is sports, sometimes things like this happen.
  — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
• The way a snail’s conch just grows, mostly right but sometimes left.
  — Victoria Chang, The New York Review of Books, 2 Oct. 2025
• Her friends will sometimes go skiing, too.
  — Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2026
• Home is sometimes where the heartbreak is.
  — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
• For a lot of bourbon drinkers, rye whiskey can sometimes be a tough sell.
  — Emily Price, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
• And sometimes, there are no good answers.
  — Tovia Smith, NPR, 7 Nov. 2025
• But sometimes good sleep hygiene isn’t enough.
  — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 23 Oct. 2025
• And sometimes that’s what adulthood feels like.
  — William Earl, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
• And sometimes a few dollars will be just enough to get some of these items.
  — Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
• Buffs have won 10 straight at home but, sometimes, the trend must end.
  — Greg Cote september 4, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
• But sometimes hydrangeas fail to bloom.
  — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 24 Apr. 2026
• But sometimes players are just hurt.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
• Cats can sometimes get a bad rap for being aloof or not emotive.
  — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Nov. 2023