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Meanings of once in a while in English

Portuguese
de quando em quando

Now and then or here and there.

      de quando em quando
      Usage of once in a while in English
      1
      Sure, but once in a while you work with a partner, right?
      Hard eight
      2
      A toddy once in a while; that was all he ever took.
      The Man on the Box
      3
      She really needed to turn that thing off once in a while.
      Just the Sexiest Man Alive
      4
      There might be a little fuss in Ireland once in a while.
      The Next of Kin: Those who Wait and Wonder
      5
      She has to show the woman in her once in a while.
      The Rim of the Desert
      6
      Maybe even Rockefeller needed to leave his time once in a while.
      Tell the Wolves I’m Home
      7
      Maybe Mo was grabbing a free meal there once in a while.
      Three to get deadly and four to score
      8
      S: Well, every once in a while I guess maybe it happens.
      I’m OK – You’re OK
      9
      But once in a while even the smartest people are caught napping.
      Old Granny Fox
      10
      He leaves his name at the box office once in a while.
      Star-Dust: A Story of an American Girl
      11
      They do every once in a while when the work gets slack.
      Jack Ranger's Western Trip; Or, from Boarding School to Ranch an...
      12
      The thriving overseer could afford to be extravagant once in a while.
      Ishmael; Or, In the Depths
      13
      But for chrissake, once in a while at least, leave your house.
      Second chance
      14
      A bit of good old-fashioned scepticism is refreshing once in a while.
      Sympathy for the devil
      15
      Sometimes I have only two and once in a while only one.
      The Burgess Animal Book for Children
      16
      What was so wrong about satisfying those needs once in a while?
      Two for the dough
      Translations for once in a while