Example Sentences

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In some cases, the profile of a musician or teacher is spread out episodically over many chapters like a recurring musical theme.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 22, 2025

Detailed modeling points to at least two separate ejection events, months apart -- clear evidence that black holes can episodically "reawaken" after periods of apparent inactivity.

From Science Daily • Oct. 16, 2025

“We’ve seen the wet extremes episodically and they’ve certainly been impactful, particularly in Southern California,” Anderson said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2024

Carlson is simply the latest in a line of "episodically dominant figures."

From Salon • Apr. 27, 2023

The declaration of “the mystery of His will” comes in at this point episodically, and by the way; and we reserve it for consideration to the end of the present Chapter.

From The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians by Findlay, G. G.