intermittently

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for intermittently
Adverb
  • Golf odds from BetOnline and leading online sportsbooks refresh periodically and are subject to change, including on futures, props and live betting.
    Jay Ginsbach, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The 911 caller said an apparently intoxicated man - the teen - was wielding a kitchen knife and periodically chasing a man and woman in the yard, according to audio of the 911 call released by the Pocatello Police Department.
    CBS News, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2025
Adverb
  • At the most basic level, the president seems only occasionally aware that a tariff is a tax on the country imposing it, thereby creating an economic burden on the citizens of that country.
    Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Jack: This is just a bad team that has occasionally had good days.
    The View from the Lane, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
Adverb
  • Professional wrestling is a business, and that unfortunately means that sometimes wrestlers or backstage personnel move on or are released from a company.
    Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Actually Do Every Day for Better Shut-Eye By Erica Sloan To be honest, runners can sometimes look a little dorky when we’re loaded up with gear.
    Jennifer Heimlich, SELF, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Intermittently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intermittently. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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