at one time or another
idiom
: not very often, but occasionally
We all do foolish things at one time or another.
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Alabama has beaten just about every one of its SEC opponents by 40 points or more at one time or another.
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Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 21 Sep. 2022
The right to have lawyers, hear evidence against you and challenge it, have contact with your family, get a fair hearing—these elementary human rights were denied to the nearly 800 individuals total who were taken to GTMO at one time or another.
—Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic, 6 July 2022
Anyone who’s been to the North County region of San Diego has, at one time or another, gazed upon the Encina Power Station.
—J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine, 17 May 2022
Then again, the company also said that in the U.S. and Western Europe, nearly half of its addressable market had already tried a dating app at one time or another.
—Laura Forman, WSJ, 12 May 2022
More than half of the region's school districts closed or went remote at one time or another last month due to staff shortages and inclement weather.
—Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 2 Feb. 2022
Still, such errors in the real world would begin with doctors, pharmacy experts caution, and Knoer argued that most physicians, at one time or another, have had pharmacists call and alert them to major potential errors.
—Michael Schulson, Quartz, 14 Oct. 2021
The Righteous Brothers Influence gives The Clash the edge over bigger names like AC/DC and The Police, both at one time or another among the biggest rock bands in the world.
—Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 18 Aug. 2020
All those things have been true to someone, or to multiple people, at one time or another.
—Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 June 2023
Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 21 Sep. 2022
The right to have lawyers, hear evidence against you and challenge it, have contact with your family, get a fair hearing—these elementary human rights were denied to the nearly 800 individuals total who were taken to GTMO at one time or another.
—Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic, 6 July 2022
Anyone who’s been to the North County region of San Diego has, at one time or another, gazed upon the Encina Power Station.
—J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine, 17 May 2022
Then again, the company also said that in the U.S. and Western Europe, nearly half of its addressable market had already tried a dating app at one time or another.
—Laura Forman, WSJ, 12 May 2022
More than half of the region's school districts closed or went remote at one time or another last month due to staff shortages and inclement weather.
—Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 2 Feb. 2022
Still, such errors in the real world would begin with doctors, pharmacy experts caution, and Knoer argued that most physicians, at one time or another, have had pharmacists call and alert them to major potential errors.
—Michael Schulson, Quartz, 14 Oct. 2021
The Righteous Brothers Influence gives The Clash the edge over bigger names like AC/DC and The Police, both at one time or another among the biggest rock bands in the world.
—Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 18 Aug. 2020
All those things have been true to someone, or to multiple people, at one time or another.
—Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 June 2023
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