now and then

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Recent Examples of now and then But every now and then, something far stranger streaks across the sky; an interstellar nomad, either forged in alien star systems or eternally drifting unclaimed through the void. Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 20 July 2025 Keep your eyes peeled on the Boll & Branch, as the brand hosts sales every now and then to snag this Signature Hemmed Set for a lower price. Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 29 July 2025 But the list of compatible iPhones won’t change between now and then. David Phelan, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025 There's a lot of baseball to be played between now and then. Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for now and then
Recent Examples of Synonyms for now and then
Adverb
  • Patton believes that people sometimes make choices out of a fear of being alone instead of waiting for the person they are meant to be with.
    Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Power Rangers uh, have fought monster bugs…sometimes?
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • The reactions from leaders and legislators worldwide — with the notable exception of those in Russia —occasionally expressed a measure of hope, but often disappointment too.
    Tamara Keith, NPR, 16 Aug. 2025
  • He can be hurt and occasionally knocked down, but he’s only been finished once, which was by Rakhmonov in Round 3.
    Brett Appley, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025

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“Now and then.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/now%20and%20then. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.

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