every so often
Example Sentences
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IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva said the risk in the sector “keeps me awake every so often at night.”
From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026
But every so often the 34-year-old mayor says something that reveals his harder-edged politics.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026
Most of the time the virus drifts along making minor changes and then every so often there is a sudden abrupt shift as the virus mutates substantially.
From BBC • Nov. 8, 2025
It seems to happen less and less, but every so often, the stars still align.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2025
But she was still two and, every so often, she would throw a tantrum that left the rest of the family exhausted.
From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
