from time to time

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Recent Examples of from time to time That’s right—even the sprayer in your at-home spa needs to be cleaned from time to time to remove an excess of buildup that can change the way your soothing shower feels. — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2026 That certainly sounds cool, but hasn’t that always been the case for the franchise, when something like Exile Island, or a steal-a-vote, or a super-powered post-vote-reading immunity idol would randomly pop up from time to time? — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Sep. 2026 Nothing really new here; AIs are known to suffer from hallucinations from time to time. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 20 Sep. 2026 These themes change from time to time and have included the computations needed for the 1969 lunar landing and the role of play in scientific and mathematical discovery. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for from time to time

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“From time to time.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/from%20time%20to%20time. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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