Definitions

sometimes

[suhm-tahymz] / ˈsʌmˌtaɪmz /

ADVERB

every now and then

Synonyms

STRONGEST

consistently constantly frequently occasionally

WEAK

at intervals at times ever and again every so often from time to time here and there intermittently now and again now and then off and on on occasion once in a blue moon once in a while periodically recurrently

Antonyms

WEAK

never

Example Sentences

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Sometimes I wore sunglasses while watching TV because actors wore them.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

"Sometimes it felt like just humiliation and having to sit within that frame and handle it."

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Sometimes sheep are merely sheep, and sometimes they’re stand-ins for a willfully credulous populace.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

Sometimes companies get it wrong and have to adjust.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

Sometimes in the morning she could not move them at all and two of us would have to carry her between us.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom