once in awhile
Example Sentences
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I stop in every once in awhile, not just to conjure up Proustian memories but because the no-frills menu — tacos, burritos, sopes, quesadillas, with menudo on Sundays — is still delicious.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2023
A nice juicy hamburger, fries and a drink is so much tastier and relaxing inside once in awhile.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 29, 2023
Sure, it’s almost double the price at $6,199, but everyone needs to go full god mode in nature every once in awhile.
From The Verge ● Jul. 5, 2022
It happens, in fashion, every once in awhile, when a designer succeeds in rewriting the status quo.
From New York Times ● Mar. 6, 2022
She and Pheoby Watson visited back and forth and once in awhile sat around the lakes and fished.
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
