once in a while

Example Sentences

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"Maybe we'll try some spicy takes once in a while," she added.

From Barron's • May 15, 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 you might have one,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

All we’d been eating were the few fish we’d managed to poach from Cunningham’s stream and once in a while a wild onion or an old potato.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff