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
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
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, workers dressed in white with hats and masks inspect the process, alongside artificial-intelligence technology used for quality control.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
Every once in a while Festus the figurehead creaked and squeaked through the speakers, reporting the autopilot status in that weird machine language that only Leo could understand.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
