as in occasionally
on some occasions
sometimes I like to go skiing, and sometimes I prefer to stay inside where it's warm
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Recent Examples of sometimes
Many whose educations have left them in late-life debt have, in fact, paid back the principal on their loans, sometimes several times over, but still owe more due to interest and fees.
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Matt Sedensky, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
The movies center around the intense — and sometimes dangerous — love story between a teenage girl, Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart), and a century-old vampire, Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson), who looks 17.
—Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 3 May 2025
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Furthermore, Handelsman points out that sometimes your mattress can amplify your bed frame noise.
—Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 3 May 2025
They're sometimes known as the Pilgrim's Brood − sightings were first recorded in 1634 in Plymouth Colony in what is now Massachusetts.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 3 May 2025
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Matt Sedensky, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
The movies center around the intense — and sometimes dangerous — love story between a teenage girl, Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart), and a century-old vampire, Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson), who looks 17.
—Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 3 May 2025
Photograph: Jeremey Theron Kirby Sealy Cocoon Chill Memory Foam
$1,079 $699
Sealy
Furthermore, Handelsman points out that sometimes your mattress can amplify your bed frame noise.
—Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 3 May 2025
They're sometimes known as the Pilgrim's Brood − sightings were first recorded in 1634 in Plymouth Colony in what is now Massachusetts.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 3 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sometimes
Adverb
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The camera moves, shooting her from this angle and that, and occasionally roving over various covers of Christie’s books.—
Mary McNamara,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2025
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To this observer, Vientos occasionally appears to press at the plate.—
Bernie Pleskoff,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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The administration has also revoked the visas of more than 1,000 international students, many of whom appeared to have never participated in protests, although those revocations are now on hold.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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According to the World Nuclear Association, France now produces approximately 70% of its energy from nuclear sources.—
Daniel Markind,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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“Sometimes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sometimes. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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