as in occasionally
on some occasions
sometimes I like to go skiing, and sometimes I prefer to stay inside where it's warm
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Recent Examples of sometimes
Every community in Western North Carolina had some sort of road access by Christmas, if sometimes only a single-lane gravel path.
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Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2025
The site even sometimes offers phone and web audits.
—Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2025
For that reason, these celestial bodies are sometimes also referred to as extrasolar planets.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
The first eight seasons of American Horror Story featured Paulson — sometimes playing multiple roles at once.
—Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
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Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2025
The site even sometimes offers phone and web audits.
—Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2025
For that reason, these celestial bodies are sometimes also referred to as extrasolar planets.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
The first eight seasons of American Horror Story featured Paulson — sometimes playing multiple roles at once.
—Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sometimes
Adverb
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However, voles may be spotted occasionally, while moles, which spend most of their lives underground, are seldom seen.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
21 Sep. 2025
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Although less commonly available in the fall, bare-root stock occasionally ships late in the season, after trees go dormant.—
Luke Miller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Though Azerbaijan now held Nagorno-Karabakh, several major issues remained.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
21 Sep. 2025
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Crystal Palace are now 17 games unbeaten in all competitions after Saturday’s 2-1 win at West Ham United, a sequence that stretches back to April and includes Wembley wins over Manchester City in last season’s FA Cup final and Liverpool, on penalties, in this year’s Community Shield.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
21 Sep. 2025
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“Sometimes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sometimes. Accessed 27 Sep. 2025.
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