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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Recent Examples of sometimes
As a child growing up in Colorado, Paul was sometimes too curious for her own good.
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Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
Experts said unprecedented and deadly weather extremes that sometimes strike at abnormal times and in unusual places are putting more people in danger.
—Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026
The Wolfpack made their first eight shots — sometimes without much resistance — and went on a 15-0 run to take a 19-4 lead.
—ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
Used to be, when something went bad wrong in the military, folks up and down the chain-of-command would honorably resign, sometimes even to the uppermost of the civilian ranks.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Mar. 2026
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Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
Experts said unprecedented and deadly weather extremes that sometimes strike at abnormal times and in unusual places are putting more people in danger.
—Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026
The Wolfpack made their first eight shots — sometimes without much resistance — and went on a 15-0 run to take a 19-4 lead.
—ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
Used to be, when something went bad wrong in the military, folks up and down the chain-of-command would honorably resign, sometimes even to the uppermost of the civilian ranks.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sometimes
Adverb
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Texas sees more of these in the summer, but a few occasionally can appear in spring and even winter.—
Roberto Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
21 Mar. 2026
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Hadi sometimes emerged to buy provisions or to visit his friends, who occasionally dared to gather in kitchens, on rooftops, or in basement shelters.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The atoms still emit the same total amount of light, which is why this effect has been overlooked until now.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Mar. 2026
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The designer, who is now sixty-two, has experienced a fair amount of tumult during his life and career.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Sometimes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sometimes. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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