once in a while

Example Sentences

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Ben Sasse: Thanks for letting me be a part of your page once in a while.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

As it only comes along once in a while, it is where we get the phrase "once in a Blue Moon" from.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

Hence, whenever the agent pitched the idea to revive the book — “it would come up every once in a while, because she definitely needed income” — Butler dismissed her.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

But every once in a while, we get a little wink, an ounce of good luck, an unearned gift, a happy accident, and this recipe falls in that category.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

Every once in a while someone would ask about my race, but I mostly just ignored it.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller