sometimes
Americanadverb
adverb
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now and then; from time to time; occasionally
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obsolete formerly; sometime
Etymology
Origin of sometimes
Example Sentences
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While AI can sometimes mimic human behavior, its ability to maintain attention appears to operate very differently from the way people do.
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
“I think sometimes it’s helpful just having somebody who’s there to hold your hand,” she says of her friend Liou.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
"You have the trials and the tribulations, you win some, you lose some, you make progress, you sometimes have setbacks, but you have made it, and this day we've made it," added the CEO.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
Ms. Hall’s short hair, which sometimes looks like she cut it herself, is close enough to Kyle’s to seize our attention.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Because Japan and Germany are allies, Japan periodically sends prisoners to live with German families, who are sometimes called “sponsors.”
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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