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[ adverb ] now and then or here and there

Examples

"he was arrogant and occasionally callous" "open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of trees" "they visit New York on occasion" "now and again she would take her favorite book and read to us"

Used in print

(High Fidelity, 11:10...)

Steinberg obviously has concluded that it is the lyric element which must dominate in this score , and he manages at_times to create the effect of the whole orchestra bursting into song .

(J. W. C. Hagstrom et al., "Debilitating muscular...)

At_times , clumps of 10 to 15 closely packed nuclei were also observed .

(Chester G. Starr, The Origins of Greek Civili...)

In the vases this spirit may perhaps at_times bore or repel one in its internal self-satisfaction , but the best of the Geometric pins have rightly been considered among the most beautiful ever made in the Greek world .

(Edwin L. Bigelow and Nancy H. Otis,...)

It has given considerable trouble at_times and empties right into the Battenkill .

(Leo Lemon, "Catch Up With" and "Something to...)

The effect , needless to say , is almost terrifying , and though at_times a_bit obscure , the film is certainly a much needed catharsis for the `` repressed '' movie-goer .

Related terms

occasional occasional

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