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sometimes

[ suhm-tahymz ]

/ ˈsʌmˌtaɪmz /

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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 (see usage note at sometime)

Words nearby sometimes

something of a, something or other, something tells me, something thing, a, sometime, sometimes, someway, somewhat, somewhen, somewhere, somewhere along the line

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.

Patton Oswalt on Fighting Conservatives With Satire |William O’Connor |January 6, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
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.

Warren Commission (1 of 26): Hearings Vol. I (of 15) |The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Sometimes the victim and the victimizer meet, the money demanded is paid over, and there the matter ends.

Danger! A True History of a Great City's Wiles and Temptations |William Howe
"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 sums of money were left to be spent on providing bread for those who were unable to work.

Cheshire |Charles E. Kelsey

British Dictionary definitions for sometimes

sometimes

/ (ˈsʌmˌtaɪmz) /

adverb

now and then; from time to time; occasionally

obsolete formerly; sometime