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once in awhile

ADJECTIVE

every once in a while

Synonyms

WEAK

every now and then every so often from time to time infrequently irregularly now and again now and then occasionally once and again once in a while periodically sometimes sporadically

ADVERB

every once in a while

Synonyms

WEAK

every now and then every so often from time to time infrequently irregularly now and again now and then occasionally once and again once in a while periodically sometimes sporadically

Example Sentences

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I stop in every once in awhile, not just to conjure up Proustian memories but because the no-frills menu — tacos, burritos, sopes, quesadillas, with menudo on Sundays — is still delicious.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2023

Sure, it’s almost double the price at $6,199, but everyone needs to go full god mode in nature every once in awhile.

From The Verge • Jul. 5, 2022

It happens, in fashion, every once in awhile, when a designer succeeds in rewriting the status quo.

From New York Times • Mar. 6, 2022

Solnit spoke with me on "Salon Talks" about her book and why it's good for humans, as they say on the internet, to touch grass once in awhile.

From Salon • Nov. 3, 2021

She and Pheoby Watson visited back and forth and once in awhile sat around the lakes and fished.

From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston