sporadic

Example Sentences

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People fed up with rolling blackouts have staged sporadic protests in recent days, banging pots and shouting slogans against the government, rare demonstrations in a country known for repressing dissent.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

But smaller sporadic protests continue through the night.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

And then, to the sound of sporadic laughter, the amplified voice sings a slightly altered version:

From Slate • Feb. 11, 2026

Since then, researchers have received only sporadic shards of information from sources still in shock, at times crying while relaying their accounts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

Rocco kept telling me it would help to see Adele, to ease my way back into the family after several months of sporadic messages.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana