betimes

Example Sentences

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Poppies don’t bloom in December — not even here — and roses put in an appearance only betimes.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2022

It originated as Union Army surplus fabric after the Civil War, and 19th-century officers wore it betimes with a cowboy hat, or with an Abe Lincoln stovepipe topper.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 3, 2021

Therefore hardy balcony patrons gather betimes to form their amazing queues.

From Time Magazine Archive

For the past ten years, Dolan has toiled in Hollywood, worked betimes on radio scripts for the Big Town series.

From Time Magazine Archive

A mountain of fire blown skyward, when the elemental in his profoundly passionate temperament broke loose, he could roar betimes as gently as a dove.

From Unicorns by Huneker, James