occasionally
Americanadverb
adverb
Etymology
Origin of occasionally
First recorded in 1615–25; occasional + -ly
Example Sentences
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Yet you admit that occasionally you’d hear something on the radio you didn’t hate — the Bay City Rollers, for instance.
From Los Angeles Times
The two delight in discovering each other’s cultural differences, even if the alien is occasionally bossy and annoying, say when Rocky bleats “Dirty! Dirty!” upon entering Grace’s astral man cave.
From Los Angeles Times
They said that the tax problems which precipitated her departure from the cabinet last autumn are occasionally mentioned by voters on the doorstep as an example of their frustration with the Labour government.
From BBC
And the musical setting, provided by his band the Dark Clouds, retains a country-rock core but infuses it with a heavy dose of funk that occasionally tips over into disco.
I let her groom me and tend to me and it feels good, to feel her hands rest on my shoulders occasionally, to hear her hum under her breath.
From Literature
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