one time or another

Example Sentences

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In all of this, he’s getting at something powerful but hard to quantify that we all perhaps have felt, if only briefly, at one time or another.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

Practically every working actor of some repute has offhandedly mentioned their interest in directing a film at one time or another.

From Salon • Jan. 1, 2026

Some 70 percent of the city's children were evacuated at one time or another, either abroad or to the west of Ukraine.

From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025

It would appear that he's tried them all at one time or another depending on the challenge staring him in the face.

From BBC • Oct. 20, 2025

Almost everyone's had a dose at one time or another.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins