on occasion

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.

Example Sentences

Friends, on occasion, ask me if I have had a “Hollywood” experience with Karen.

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“And on occasion, they too extended a small kindness towards me,” The Creature says in the film.

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They have on occasion joined hands to stay in power.

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From this spot, guests can, on occasion, see dolphins swimming in the ocean, according to the listing description, which hails the sight as being “so rare and special.”

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Staff swore at patients and on occasion were seen slapping or pinching them.

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Related Words

• every now and then 
• every so often 
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• intermittently 
• now and again 
• occasionally 
• periodically 
• sporadically