one time or another
Example Sentences
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These birds, “from Avocet to Woodcock, Bar-tailed Godwit to Yellowhammer,” have all been at one time or another on lists “of conservation concern.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
“I’ve run every leg at one time or another but I liked starting today — it felt more powerful putting us in front,” Scoggins said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026
Practically every working actor of some repute has offhandedly mentioned their interest in directing a film at one time or another.
From Salon • Jan. 1, 2026
Some 70 percent of the city's children were evacuated at one time or another, either abroad or to the west of Ukraine.
From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025
He had wondered, as had most people at one time or another, precisely why an android bounced helplessly about when confronted by an empathy-measuring test.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
