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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 (Organic Gardening and Farming,...)Occasionally , when he had an unusual flower that he wanted more of he did ; but pansy seeds , he told me , soon `` run_down '' . (Nathan Rapport, ""I've Been Here before!"...)Occasionally there are examples of prevision which cannot be pushed_aside without confessing an unscientific attitude . (Harry H. Hull, "The Normal Forces and Their Ther...)This , however , can only be considered approximate , as the diameter of the pulley was increased by the build-up of tape and the tape was occasionally removed from the pulley during the runs . (M. Yokoyama et al., "Chemical and serological...)This was particularly noticeable in group A and group B sera , in which cases activity in Regions 1 and 2 was usually not detectable without prior concentration and occasionally could not be detected at_all . (B. J. D. Meeuse, The Story of Pollination....)Occasionally , you may come_across one or two bumblebees in the cold season , when you are turning_over sods in your garden , but you have_to be a really keen observer to see them at_all . Related terms |
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