in a while
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“He comes around every once in a while and visits with me.”
From Literature
“I don’t think I’d better do any driving. Papa lets me drive our old mules once in a while but I don’t know about driving these mares. They’re kinda spooky, you know.”
From Literature
As I turned loose of the leather, I saw that my hands were so wet with sweat they looked as wet as they did when I washed dishes for Mama once in a while.
From Literature
Once in a while, she brought a loaf of bread from her mother.
From Literature
"They found solutions and ground their way in. In some ways that was the most important win they have had in a while. It has given them a strong position in the table."
From BBC
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