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
Soliman’s lawyers pounced on McLaughlin’s comments, posted to her X account, as an indication that the secrecy surrounding the watch lists may sometimes be more about serving political interests than about protecting national security.
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Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 14 July 2025
Coyotes that lose their fear of humans and associate people with food can become aggressive, sometimes approaching or biting to get attention.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 14 July 2025
Their core ingredient is the engagement of the entire campus community — students, faculty, staff and sometimes the outside community — in reading the same material in order to promote a wide-ranging conversation about an important issue or controversy.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
While it’s sometimes compared to Pilates, the two methods are very different.
—Amy Wilkinson, SELF, 1 July 2025
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Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 14 July 2025
Coyotes that lose their fear of humans and associate people with food can become aggressive, sometimes approaching or biting to get attention.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 14 July 2025
Their core ingredient is the engagement of the entire campus community — students, faculty, staff and sometimes the outside community — in reading the same material in order to promote a wide-ranging conversation about an important issue or controversy.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
While it’s sometimes compared to Pilates, the two methods are very different.
—Amy Wilkinson, SELF, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sometimes
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Instead, an occasionally bleak corniche winds down the coast from a state-of-the-art seaport — strategically placed 70 kilometers from the Strait of Hormuz — past a dusty, sunbaked town of old office towers, hotels, the obligatory shopping mall, and streets of low-rise shops and houses.—
Camilla Wright,
semafor.com,
11 July 2025
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The live feed is usually quick to load, but occasionally takes a few seconds.—
Simon Hill,
Wired News,
11 July 2025
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Huawei is now pushing a third mobile OS, bringing real competition to iOS and Android for the first time in a decade.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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The techy Ascent series has gotten an upgrade in the last year or so, but the older models (now on sale) are still good.—
Brittany Romano,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
8 July 2025
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“Sometimes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sometimes. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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