as in occasionally
on some occasions
sometimes I like to go skiing, and sometimes I prefer to stay inside where it's warm
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Now, after a long and sometimes traumatic journey, Michael and Tanya are married, touring, winning all sorts of awards, and set to release their fifth album together, and their fourth as The War and Treaty.
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Sid Evans, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2025
And sometimes a player and a team, depending on its coaching and system, just aren’t a fit.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2025
But also potentially between them, with their differing outlooks on life, all of the modern obstacles to love, and their sometimes well-meaning, sometimes sabotaging families — including her sister Morgan (Lupe) and his brother Sasha (Timothy Simons).
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2025
Adams did not disclose the travel benefits and sometimes agreed to pay a nominal fee to create the appearance of having paid for travel, according to prosecutors.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
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Sid Evans, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2025
And sometimes a player and a team, depending on its coaching and system, just aren’t a fit.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2025
But also potentially between them, with their differing outlooks on life, all of the modern obstacles to love, and their sometimes well-meaning, sometimes sabotaging families — including her sister Morgan (Lupe) and his brother Sasha (Timothy Simons).
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2025
Adams did not disclose the travel benefits and sometimes agreed to pay a nominal fee to create the appearance of having paid for travel, according to prosecutors.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Sometimes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sometimes. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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