from time to time

Example Sentences

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I agree that if you are genuinely friends with someone and you are living in a time of political change, it might come up from time to time.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

We get glimpses of that process from time to time, but they are partial and fleeting.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

When it dips below, of course, it has from time to time, but I try to pump it up to be positive.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

"We have to live here, the Red Zone has been shut down. Children cannot go to school, and shops are closed from time to time," said office worker Zainab Ali Uthmankhail, 27.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

Pesza worked at the electrical company outside the ghetto, and from time to time, she, too, brought back bread or a potato or two.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson