occasional

Example Sentences

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Yet in a post on X, Sam Altman wrote: “I don’t expect them to go any easier on us, am sure I’ll do my part to help enable that with occasional stupid decisions.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

His new setting is peaceful, aside from occasional thunderclaps rolling through the valley during the rainy season, and the wildlife.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

Behind the camera, Jacobs’ friend and occasional creative collaborator, Sofia Coppola, asks whether they’re favoring a serious look, or something more eccentric — in line with Jacobs’ reputation.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

Yet the performance is mostly one of heartbreaking reserve; her occasional voiceover comes in short, spare declarations from Carol’s diary on the latest dreadfulness to afflict the town.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

They march around the table with occasional pauses for senseless yelling.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller