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
And so that’s always one that comes up every now and then.
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Torie Bosch, STAT, 9 May 2026
But every now and then, an angler lucks into a red snapper.
—Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 9 May 2026
Every now and then, the hunter’s headphones would ping, registering a metallic hit below ground; though the vast majority of those signals were inconsequential, identifying only bits of scrap iron or old lead bullets.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 8 May 2026
But even for someone like myself, totally ignorant to the lore and not really seeking to change that, the Star Wars universe can look genuinely interesting, and some games every now and then manage to tap into that potential.
—Adam Ismail, The Drive, 30 Apr. 2026
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Torie Bosch, STAT, 9 May 2026
But every now and then, an angler lucks into a red snapper.
—Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 9 May 2026
Every now and then, the hunter’s headphones would ping, registering a metallic hit below ground; though the vast majority of those signals were inconsequential, identifying only bits of scrap iron or old lead bullets.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 8 May 2026
But even for someone like myself, totally ignorant to the lore and not really seeking to change that, the Star Wars universe can look genuinely interesting, and some games every now and then manage to tap into that potential.
—Adam Ismail, The Drive, 30 Apr. 2026
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Adverb
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The slick creatures, with their blunt heads and whiskers, are sometimes easy to spot in the water, but the restaurants that have perfected eating them are a bit harder to find.—
Chelsea Brasted,
Southern Living,
15 May 2026
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That's a fairly small sum, although many of her most famous dance cuts arrived long before iTunes, and sometimes decades before Billboard introduced the tally.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
Adverb
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Ebola is spread primarily through contact with the body fluids of an infected person, or occasionally through contact with an infected animal.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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She's adjusted her budget, but occasionally dips into savings to cover an unexpected household expense.—
Jennifer Ludden,
NPR,
15 May 2026
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“Now and then.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/now%20and%20then. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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