sporadic
Example Sentences
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Yet senior executives also warned rising prices and sporadic supplies shortages were hampering business.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
This year’s sporadic IPO comeback, he said, “kind of feels like Lucy pulling the football away from Charlie Brown.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
Although construction is evident across Altadena, it’s sporadic.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
The US and Iran agreed a ceasefire in April, but sporadic exchanges of fire have continued.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
During the next two nights, the family received only sporadic, contradictory reports about the disaster: some said all hands had been lost; others, that hundreds of passengers had been saved.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
Vocabulary lists containing sporadic
Grade 9, List 1
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The Great Gatsby
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"Simon's Saga," Vocabulary from Episode 1
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