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Synonyms

on occasion

Idioms  

  1. From time to time, now and then, as in Nell has been known to eat meat on occasion. This usage, first in the form of upon occasion, replaced by occasion about 1600.

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Police and army vehicles are parked outside and on occasion personnel can be seen from a private military firm which AFP was unable to identify.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

And so we set off down the aisle, and the branches hit the side mirrors, and, on occasion, scratched the door.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

He rarely leaves the building, according to people who know him, on occasion inviting friends to his office for dinner at 11:30 p.m.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

The BBC has spoken to a number of GPs who said they had made the "difficult decision" to prescribe antidepressants to under-18s with serious mental health problems on occasion.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Everything I knew about it I had overheard over the years in San Francisco, when she talked with the aunties who visited on occasion to do needlework and drink tea.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

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