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  1. adv. Occasionally; sometimes.

WordNet 3.0

  1. adv. now and then or here and there

Examples

  • “Now, Im not so interested in the sock-it-to-me bit, but I wouldnt mind if once in a while my mom treated me like I wasnt a complete infant.”

    Simon & Schuster: What Would Emma Do?

  • “Every once in a while my father would take me out on a fishing boat called theHellena with his friends.”

    Simon & Schuster: This is Gonna Hurt

  • “Now that Noelle was truly gone, she was back to her bitchy self, and only every once in a while did Cool Cheyenne come shining through.”

    Simon & Schuster: INNER CIRCLE

  • “All he had to do was understand that turns did matter, that visibility into flight assignments mattered a hell of a lot, that open communication mattered, that being positively stroked once in a while mattered…hell, beingnegatively stroked once in a while, gettingANY performance feedback once in a while, mattered.”

    Simon & Schuster: Riding Rockets

  • “Occasionally he would visit his former charge on his estates at Dalkeith, and once in a while he would go to London to discuss his ideas with the literati of the day.”

    Simon & Schuster: The Worldly Philosophers

  • “The coins dropped into the chests with a constant clatter, mounting in hills and valleys that every once in a while a casher leveled with the side of a hand grown black with the filth of so much money.”

    Simon & Schuster: City of Glory

  • “Because he lives so far away, it is hard for him to come visit, and every once in a while Ben gets this dark, scowly look on his face, which means he is missing his dad and you better just leave him alone.”

    Simon & Schuster: Phineas L. MacGuire . . . Gets Slimed!

  • “Although she remained somewhat in the shadows of the big-timers, William began to hear about her successes and eventually followed her career, every once in a while venturing to one of the clubs where she was performing.”

    Simon & Schuster: A Love So Deep

  • “It clearly depicted a little boy and a slightly bigger woman dancing the cancan and every once in a while kissing a little.”

    Simon & Schuster: Bubble in the Bathtub

  • “Coupla times she asked me to look in on the kid; once in a while I gave him a cookie.”

    Simon & Schuster: Over the Edge

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