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fitfully

ADVERB
intermittently
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Soldiers executed air assaults, simulated missile shots across islands, navigated gulches and slept fitfully under trees.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 13, 2025

However, the revival of a dual playmaker shape that worked fitfully under Eddie Jones has potential weaknesses.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2024

Mr. Kennedy has fitfully courted the nomination for months, as he undertakes the expensive and complex process of qualifying as an independent.

From New York Times ● May 24, 2024

Inflation has been cooling, but only gradually and fitfully amid interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 11, 2024

I had spent several hours resting fitfully in Michael Reese Hospital’s lobby, stirred from uncertain dreams by the pealing ambulance bells and the groans of patients.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros


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