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/ ˈsʌmˌtaɪmz / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adverb on some occasions; at times; now and then.
Origin of sometimes First recorded in 1520–30; sometime + -s1
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH sometimes sometime, sometimes Words nearby sometimes something like, something of a, something or other, something tells me, sometime, sometimes , someway, somewhat, somewhen, somewhere, somewhere along the line
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Example sentences from the Web for sometimes The motives were most always harmless, and only sometimes ethically questionable.
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Freedom of speech, then, is sometimes not worth the trouble that comes with it.
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It upsets me because I used to really, and still do sometimes , love the articles Salon writes.
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Sometimes , a tech glitch means you are prevented from looking at other users.
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He sometimes surmised that it was because he was too outspokenly identified with the diminished liberal wing of the party.
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He said that the food was good and that sometimes evenings he had a chance to go out.
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Sometimes the victim and the victimizer meet, the money demanded is paid over, and there the matter ends.
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"She sure does get into evil ways, sometimes ," added Jim, laughingly.
Five Little Starrs in the Canadian Forest | Lillian Elizabeth Roy
Sometimes an umpire who has been good will go into a long slump when he cannot call things right and knows it.
Pitching in a Pinch | Christy Mathewson
Sometimes for an instant he scanned the surface of the lake for signs of breaking fish or splash of migrant water bird.
The Harvester | Gene Stratton Porter
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British Dictionary definitions for sometimes adverb now and then; from time to time; occasionally
obsolete formerly; sometime
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Words related to sometimes frequently, occasionally, consistently, constantly, at times, ever and again, from time to time, now and then, off and on, once in a while, periodically, intermittently, at intervals, every so often, here and there, now and again, on occasion, once in a blue moon, recurrently