Usage of "occasionally"

Portuguese

Now and then or here and there.

from time to time

Synonyms

Examples for "on occasion"

The game needs romance, I don't mind being proved wrong on occasion. 
 The Guardian 

Or perhaps you'll simply dry out unnoticed as I've done on occasion. 
 A nameless witch 

The owners reserve the right to close the private road on occasion. 
 The Irish Times 

Sub-adults do lead on occasion but only adult females are consistent leaders. 
 BBC 

And the methods of the Confederates had on occasion been somewhat similar. 
 The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28 

Sure, but once in a while you work with a partner, right? 
 Hard eight 

A toddy once in a while; that was all he ever took. 
 The Man on the Box 

She really needed to turn that thing off once in a while. 
 Just the Sexiest Man Alive 

There might be a little fuss in Ireland once in a while. 
 The Next of Kin: Those who Wait and Wonder 

She has to show the woman in her once in a while. 
 The Rim of the Desert 

Every now and then, however, she thought she heard something behind them. 
 The bone chamber 

Every now and then you'll try a beer that's not quite right. 
 The Irish Times 

The government takes polls now and then to investigate just that belief. 
 Dayworld Rebel 

He still calls up here now and then looking for new members. 
 Nocturnal 

He was seen now and then by travelers, always in different forms. 
 Jarka Ruus 

But it came out now and again, and we stayed on course. 
 Savage 

Every now and again a magazine comes along that captures the moment. 
 The Guardian 

I could always put a little work your way, now and again. 
 Something from the nightside 

The engineer was with her, putting in a word now and again. 
 Wanderers 

The lieutenant turned his eye every now and again on the batteries. 
 Dick Cheveley: His Adventures and Misadventures 

But he was a serious young man, perhaps too serious at times. 
 Zeitoun 

Investors often take refuge in those sectors at times of market uncertainty. 
 Reuters 

You might also be feelin' frustrated at times for no clear reason. 
 Ebony 

It was frustrating at times; we just couldn't quite execute at times. 
 The Irish Times 

To be sure, the political process is chaotic, and at times alarming. 
 Reuters 

In Mr Yeltsin's case however, democratic instincts surface from time to time. 
 The Irish Times 

Of course, misleading posters can, from time to time, be quite beautiful. 
 The Irish Times 

Under different conditions, I might even enjoy one from time to time. 
 Dexter Is Dead 

Different things appear from time to time to signify the ageing process. 
 The Irish Times 

I sometimes from time to time come across it, unintentionally of course. 
 Radio NZ 

Usage of occasionally in English

Others helped occasionally while running some 50 county health programs and services. 
 Reuters 

However, the bank occasionally makes exceptions to this rule in extraordinary situations. 
 Reuters 

Merril called occasionally and asked a few questions but without much interest. 
 Escape 

Yet very occasionally cars were still seen in motion on the roads. 
 On the Beach 

It has also swept through flocks in Africa and occasionally in Europe. 
 Reuters 

These will include fact checking, analysis and occasionally personal reactions or comments. 
 The Secret History of Twin Peaks 

The issue of gun control was occasionally raised but rarely seriously discussed. 
 The Guardian 

He interrupted occasionally to ask a question, or to slow me down. 
 Temperance Brennan 01 - Déjà Dead 

The poet had a simple child-like delight in occasionally assuming the host. 
 Children of the Ghetto: A Study of a Peculiar People 

Add onion and garlic; cook, stirring occasionally, until translucent, about 5 minutes. 
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Russian complaints that it is unfairly scapegoated, however, may occasionally be justified. 
 Reuters 

Dublin Central Independent deputy Maureen O'Sullivan has voted with the Government occasionally. 
 The Irish Times 

But occasionally a start-up comes along that takes its values very seriously. 
 The Irish Times 

The meadowlark occasionally does this in the early part of the season. 
 Wake-Robin 

Doubts may occasionally press in; and it is so with every clergyman. 
 Septimius Felton, or, the Elixir of Life 

Add onion and garlic; cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 7 minutes. 
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