at one time or another

1. On various separate occasions. For example, At one time or another I've considered replacing the furnace, but so far I haven't done so. [Early 1600s]

Example Sentences

The reality of their work was brutal; in a 1987 letter to the Times, Xenarios and three colleagues would describe their clientele as having had “knives, ice picks, bats, belts and guns shoved in their faces…. They’ve suffered bruises, contusions and broken limbs. At one time or another they’ve lost blood, hair, their dignity and a sense of hope.”

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It’s true that a rash of injuries early in the season sidelined more than half a dozen starters at one time or another.

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"But it also begs the question, too: How long is it going to take for them to find out whether or not he acted in malice, and whether or not he was racist in handling many of these different cases that most likely he touched at one time or another?"

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At one time or another, you've probably come across someone who is lactose intolerant and might experience some unpleasant gut symptoms if they have dairy.

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“Political correctness” wasn’t something we all engaged in at one time or another.

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