How to Use periodic in a Sentence

periodic

adjective
  • He takes the car in for periodic oil changes.
  • At least here, there's periodic breaks in the hurry-up-and-wait.
    — A.a. Dowd, Chron, 12 Mar. 2023
  • Ash fluttered down from the sky, swirling with the periodic breezes.
    — Daniel Popper, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
  • This week, the clubs of the Premier League met in London for one of their periodic conferences.
    — Rory Smith, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2023
  • That’s the theme of Children Now’s latest version of its periodic scorecard on the state’s youth.
    — Dan Walters, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
  • El Niño is the periodic warming of ocean waters in the Pacific Ocean near the equator.
    — Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2023
  • But periodic soil and water sampling by land managers could tip them off if the snakes show up.
    — Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Up to half of the 2021 child tax credit could be paid out in periodic payments starting this summer.
    — Anne Sraders, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2021
  • At issue in the case is the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, one of the periodic farm bills passed by Congress.
    — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 8 Sep. 2021
  • The idea is to keep a closer watch on patients than is possible with periodic visits to the bedside.
    — Casey Ross, STAT, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Human bird flu outbreaks are periodic and, so far, small in scale.
    — David Axe, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2022
  • The firm issues a report at the start of each year, laying out key targets, and then provides periodic updates and tweaks to the numbers.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Case counts fluctuate, due in part to periodic epidemics, the CDC said.
    — Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2024
  • The Jaguars turned the ball over four times and had periodic lapses on offense, defense and in the kicking game in a 28-21 victory over Alcorn State.
    — Creg Stephenson | [email protected], al, 19 Sep. 2021
  • Is there a way to stop these periodic rodent outbreaks?
    — Tess Joosse, Scientific American, 21 June 2021
  • Plan on at least periodic showers and perhaps a steadier rain at times.
    — Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2021
  • There's also the vague threat of war on the outer edges of the kingdom, and the periodic use of dragons as the ultimate weapon in Middle Ages-style aerial warfare.
    — Brian Lowry, CNN, 19 Aug. 2022
  • The prison must also give periodic reports to the Justice Department on its progress.
    — Adam Ferrise, cleveland, 23 Dec. 2022
  • In addition, the IRS must set up a new system for making periodic payments of the child tax credit.
    — Richard Rubin, WSJ, 17 Mar. 2021
  • At the same time, towns have struggled with wildfires, smoke and periodic pandemic lockdowns that drove tourists away at key times.
    — Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 June 2022
  • But the periodic court hearings at least give Gershkovich's family and friends and U.S. officials a glimpse of him.
    — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 30 Mar. 2024
  • Dogs love to listen to their people’s voices, a sentiment confirmed by the periodic thump of their tails on the cabin floor.
    — Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Jan. 2021
  • With just periodic cleaning, artificial turf can give you the look of a lush green lawn without any of the toil of regular grass.
    — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2022
  • Except for one species in India and one in Fiji, only the U.S. gets these periodic cicadas.
    — Seth Borenstein, Star Tribune, 7 May 2021
  • As part of the trial, children will have a health screening and periodic clinic visits.
    — Deborah Yetter, The Courier-Journal, 17 June 2021
  • It is known as a periodic comet with an orbital period of roughly 71 years.
    — Emma Colton, Fox News, 28 Oct. 2023
  • There have periodic attempts to restart the team, including a three-game revival in 2019, but the time of the Flying Fathers has seemingly passed.
    — David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Oct. 2022
  • Even the periodic flare-ups of violence do little to raise any sense of urgency.
    — Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2021
  • The state posts periodic videos of animals making use of the crossing, including deer, rabbits, coyotes and otters.
    — Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
  • There are periodic stories of how many advanced manufacturing jobs are open and waiting for employees.
    — Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025

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