frequent
adjective
happening or occurring at short intervals.
unfrequently
-
a word derived from
frequent.
Example Sentences
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For, Madison goes on to write: “It is not unfrequently a question of real nicety in legislative bodies, whether the operation of a particular measure will, or will not, extend beyond the legislative sphere.”
From Washington Times ● Dec. 2, 2020
She not unfrequently stopped at the Parsonage, and had a few minutes’ conversation with Charlotte, but was scarcely ever prevailed upon to get out.
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
Men who have been jilted not unfrequently use strong language, and even threats, without anything coming of it.
From The Curse of Carne's Hold A Tale of Adventure by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
Noble lives, crowned by heroic deaths, were the best arguments of the infant Church.791 Their enemies themselves not unfrequently acknowledged it.
From History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) by William Edward Hartpole Lecky
It not unfrequently happens that men who are great thinkers are also great humorists—great talent and great humour being often combined in the one individual.
From Principles of Decorative Design Fourth Edition by Christopher Dresser
