Examples of sometimes in a Sentence
Adverb
His jokes are funny, but sometimes he goes too far.
Sometimes I take the bus to work.
We all make mistakes sometimes.
She works nine hours a day, sometimes more than that.
The word is sometimes used figuratively.
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Jack Kelly, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
And sometimes in that process, things that once were manageable, perhaps even slightly charming, become intolerable.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 4 Mar. 2025
William D. Cohan, vanityfair.com, 31 July 2017
Sometimes students are grouped together based on skill level, and sometimes based on their interests, Lopez said.
—Lee V. Gaines, chicagotribune.com, 30 June 2017
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Adverb
This saves money—sometimes thousands a year on gas and lunches—and opens up jobs in other cities or states without uprooting your life.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
And sometimes in that process, things that once were manageable, perhaps even slightly charming, become intolerable.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 4 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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—William D. Cohan, vanityfair.com, 31 July 2017
Sometimes students are grouped together based on skill level, and sometimes based on their interests, Lopez said.
—Lee V. Gaines, chicagotribune.com, 30 June 2017
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“Sometimes.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sometimes. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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