Synonyms for once in a while
once in a while

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1. occasionally, on occasion, once in a while, now and then, now and again, at times, from time to timeadverb

   now and then or here and there

   "he was arrogant and occasionally callous"; "open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of trees"; "they visit New York on occasion"; "now and again she would take her favorite book from the shelf and read to us"; "as we drove along, the beautiful scenery now and then attracted his attention"

   Synonyms:
   now and then, occasionally, at times, on occasion, from time to time, now and again

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1. Edward R. Murrow:

   Just once in a while let us exalt the importance of ideas and information.

2. Groucho Marx:

   I like my cigar, but I take it out of my mouth once in a while.

3. Christian Day:

   All of this comes from business competition. All of this comes from when you're the best at what you do, you're going to have people who want you to fail, we get people who get jealous. Might I have had a snarky comment on the Internet once in a while? Sure, but that's free speech. Do I call people with private numbers? Never.

4. Sean McGlynn:

   It's going to be a long haul and not everything will go smoothly, just stop every once in a while take some deep, deep breaths.

5. Mike Helferd:

   There's so much conflict in Congress, with people in both parties unwilling to compromise, every once in a while they get something through in spite of themselves.