as in sometimes
on some occasions
we do go to the library now and then, but not as often as we should
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Recent Examples of now and then
Candice walked alongside him, glancing at him now and then.
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Literary Hub, 24 June 2025
Instead, the players stood behind him patiently — fidgeting now and then, their faces mainly expressionless — as Trump answered questions that mostly related to the potential of U.S. involvement in Israel’s war against Iran.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
Dylan Cease doesn’t, either, but every now and then something breaks through.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 June 2025
Our goal was just to make everything epic and then slow it down and surprise the audience every now and then with something tender and sweet.
—Max Gao, IndieWire, 20 June 2025
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Literary Hub, 24 June 2025
Instead, the players stood behind him patiently — fidgeting now and then, their faces mainly expressionless — as Trump answered questions that mostly related to the potential of U.S. involvement in Israel’s war against Iran.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
Dylan Cease doesn’t, either, but every now and then something breaks through.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 June 2025
Our goal was just to make everything epic and then slow it down and surprise the audience every now and then with something tender and sweet.
—Max Gao, IndieWire, 20 June 2025
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Their core ingredient is the engagement of the entire campus community — students, faculty, staff and sometimes the outside community — in reading the same material in order to promote a wide-ranging conversation about an important issue or controversy.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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While it’s sometimes compared to Pilates, the two methods are very different.—
Amy Wilkinson,
SELF,
1 July 2025
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Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine have occasionally spilled over into NATO nations like Poland and Romania, which border Ukraine.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 June 2025
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Many expressions also exhibit delicate floral notes, reminiscent of white blossoms, and occasionally a faint almond or herbal edge.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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“Now and then.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/now%20and%20then. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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