in a while
Example Sentences
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"A hug never goes amiss either. A decent cwtch once in a while helps a treat."
From BBC
“Something that you can do once in a while is better than getting yourself stuck into a recurring cycle of just adding more fees to your budget every month,” Saunders said.
From MarketWatch
Every once in a while, my parents talk about moving.
From Literature
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Every once in a while Mama will ask me, “Don’t you want a little variety, Ida B?”
From Literature
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As soon as those words were out of me, though, right away I had a better feeling than I’d had in a while.
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.