as in occasionally
on some occasions
sometimes I like to go skiing, and sometimes I prefer to stay inside where it's warm
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Later examples also did away with lug holes, and the latest generation watches sometimes featured the then-new Rolex cal.
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To be honest, runners can sometimes look a little dorky when we’re loaded up with gear.
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Karen Berger, Pharmd, Verywell Health, 28 Mar. 2025
Later examples also did away with lug holes, and the latest generation watches sometimes featured the then-new Rolex cal.
—Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2025
Actually Do Every Day for Better Shut-Eye By Erica Sloan
To be honest, runners can sometimes look a little dorky when we’re loaded up with gear.
—Jennifer Heimlich, SELF, 28 Mar. 2025
Professional wrestling is a business, and that unfortunately means that sometimes wrestlers or backstage personnel move on or are released from a company.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Sometimes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sometimes. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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