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
Alpha-blockers are sometimes taken to control symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), a condition that causes enlargement of the prostate gland.
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Karen Berger, Pharmd, Verywell Health, 28 Mar. 2025
Later examples also did away with lug holes, and the latest generation watches sometimes featured the then-new Rolex cal.
—Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2025
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To be honest, runners can sometimes look a little dorky when we’re loaded up with gear.
—Jennifer Heimlich, SELF, 28 Mar. 2025
Professional wrestling is a business, and that unfortunately means that sometimes wrestlers or backstage personnel move on or are released from a company.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
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Karen Berger, Pharmd, Verywell Health, 28 Mar. 2025
Later examples also did away with lug holes, and the latest generation watches sometimes featured the then-new Rolex cal.
—Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2025
Actually Do Every Day for Better Shut-Eye By Erica Sloan
To be honest, runners can sometimes look a little dorky when we’re loaded up with gear.
—Jennifer Heimlich, SELF, 28 Mar. 2025
Professional wrestling is a business, and that unfortunately means that sometimes wrestlers or backstage personnel move on or are released from a company.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
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Adverb
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And definitely don’t ask how the rest of that team’s run went. St. Louis Blues -20 The early Blues were the weirdest expansion team ever — sorry Vegas — going to the final three straight years and then getting their doors kicked in each time, occasionally ending things with an overrated photo op.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Reading back over her sister’s occasionally gossipy letters, maybe Cassie thought those qualities were just too dangerous to reveal publicly.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2025
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The industry has already swallowed price increases and made supply-chain shifts where possible, professionals say, and higher prices will now hit consumers, likely slowing growth in a part of the economy that’s made up of lots of small, even mom-and-pop, businesses.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2025
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The first trade war with China was a boon for Vietnam — what about now?—
Stephanie Yang,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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“Sometimes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sometimes. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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