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Recent Examples of occasionally Judge calls for use of body cameras Credibility questions have long trailed law enforcement agencies, whether federal or local, and police statements immediately after an arrest have occasionally proved to be incorrect or misleading. Josh Campbell, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025 Frehley would appear occasionally with Kiss for shows in later years. Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025 Despite hailing from across the pond, the savory — and occasionally sweet — dish has firmly cemented itself into the country’s cultural fabric, which makes a recent love for fusion twists on classic pizzas all the more fascinating. Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025 His writing covers technology, sustainability, geopolitics, and occasionally fiction. Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for occasionally
Recent Examples of Synonyms for occasionally
sometimes
Adverb
  • Matthiessen and Love sometimes argued about who would die first.
    Maggie Doherty, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Dua Lipa has regularly performed covers during her Radical Optimism tour, sometimes bringing the artists out onstage with her.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2025

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“Occasionally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occasionally. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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