from time to time

Example Sentences

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I agree that if you are genuinely friends with someone and you are living in a time of political change, it might come up from time to time.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

We get glimpses of that process from time to time, but they are partial and fleeting.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

And we need to remind the audience of that from time to time.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

"We have to live here, the Red Zone has been shut down. Children cannot go to school, and shops are closed from time to time," said office worker Zainab Ali Uthmankhail, 27.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

Though her inventions were known to get loose from time to time.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles