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Recent Examples of sometimes Recent studies of the Children of the Chapel note that they were sometimes dragooned into the theatre. Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025 Mongolian Cashmere Midi Skirt This midi skirt will dispel any concerns petite shoppers have about the sometimes long and overbearing style. Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025 The Cuban Missile Crisis suggests that leaders sometimes respond more effectively when adversaries stay quiet and that open declarations of intent, paradoxically, can make governments more likely to dismiss threats as posturing. Big Think, 20 Oct. 2025 In my novel-in-stories, Sex of the Midwest, the same characters reappear over and over again, sometimes doing nothing more than walking by in a crowded bar. Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sometimes
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Adverb
  • Chelsea occasionally bypassed the press with Gusto, a right-back playing in midfield, and captain Reece James interchanging positions, but were not helped by sloppy moments.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Add bacon and cook until crisp, stirring occasionally, 5 to 6 minutes.
    Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Swinney didn't have any additional details about the injury, which arrives as the Tigers have now fallen to 3-4 overall and 2-3 in the ACC.
    Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The continent that invented and spun out the internet from its first-class research institutions now risks standing by as US founders scale with ease.
    Jan Hammer, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025

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“Sometimes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sometimes. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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