once in awhile
Example Sentences
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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
He could only use the upstairs shower every once in awhile.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 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
And every once in awhile, the IOC does speak up.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 4, 2022
“De Pastor claim Tea Cake don’t ’low her tuh come tuh church only once in awhile ’cause he want dat change tuh buy gas wid.
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
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