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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While the committees often report the names of contributors, the donors are sometimes cloaked in anonymity, either through obscure business entities or separate nonprofits that don’t need to disclose their donors.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026
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Sometimes students are grouped together based on skill level, and sometimes based on their interests, Lopez said.
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Adverb
Food noise can be described as frequent thoughts about food that can sometimes be mistaken as hunger, experts say.
—Shiv Sudhakar, FOXNews.com, 2 Feb. 2026
While the committees often report the names of contributors, the donors are sometimes cloaked in anonymity, either through obscure business entities or separate nonprofits that don’t need to disclose their donors.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026
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 5 Feb. 2026.
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