sporadic

Example Sentences

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After a year of the strike "with sporadic bin collections, and rubbish left on the streets", people were tired, she said.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

If her updates became sporadic, followers would send her messages asking when the next post was coming.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

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

From Slate • Feb. 11, 2026

That’s still too pricey for most in a country where millions scrape by on sporadic income from street vending, domestic work, construction and other iterations of the informal economy.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

The staff members were always on guard to control these sporadic outbursts.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah