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View definitions for every once in a while

every once in a while

adverb as in every now and then

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And every once in a while, you’ll come across a movie that features bearer bonds as the mark of choice.

From Salon

“I really only talk to like 13 people,” he says, though his phone does buzz every once in a while with an unexpected message from someone from his past.

Every once in a while, you’re tripped up on a street corner, winded by a reflection, because just for a second, it seems that one of the departed has returned.

From Slate

Even Calvo allows herself to purchase something brand new every once in a while, the latest being new shoes from Nordstrom.

“Every once in a while I come to a show or two and I can sing a few songs onstage. And that’s been a treat. That’s the normal for me right now. And I’m OK with that,” she said during an interview in the doc that shows footage of her performing onstage through the years.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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