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sometimes

American  
[suhm-tahymz] / ˈsʌmˌtaɪmz /

adverb

  1. on some occasions; at times; now and then.

sometimes British  
/ ˈsʌmˌtaɪmz /

adverb

  1. now and then; from time to time; occasionally

  2. obsolete formerly; sometime

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Etymology

Origin of sometimes

First recorded in 1520–30; sometime + -s 1

Example Sentences

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Martin watched as workers were laid off in waves, sometimes rehired, then laid off again.

From The Wall Street Journal

In a post on Facebook, he wrote that watching the news had made him "concerned" but he also felt, "The news sometimes presents exaggerated or misleading information".

From BBC

Sports heroes face inner demons as the rest of us do but sometimes have to deal with them publicly.

From The Wall Street Journal

Find Vietnamese cinnamon — sometimes labeled Saigon cinnamon — and bring it home.

From Salon

"I had to force myself to eat sometimes, I just had no appetite, because I was so anxious about not having housing in a new country by myself."

From BBC

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