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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
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