every so often

Example Sentences

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“We do have a guy who plays with a badly beaten-up fiddle. He comes here every so often. He’s very kind, very gentle and very proper. He’s a delight.”

From Los Angeles Times

And yet, every so often, I find myself craving something from that dusty, disrespected corner of the culinary canon.

From Salon

"I talk to Lee every so often, we are good colleagues and have seen each other at a number of Uefa meetings," he said.

From BBC

It seems to happen less and less, but every so often, the stars still align.

From Salon

Possessing no eyes, no mouth and no face, with an almost alien lurching gait, that nightmarish figure will reappear every so often, its return always upsetting and unexplained.

From Los Angeles Times