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on occasion
Idioms and Phrases
From time to time, now and then, as in Nell has been known to eat meat on occasion . This usage, first in the form of upon occasion , replaced by occasion about 1600.Example Sentences
Trump's speech made it clear, as well, that the expanding circle of people whose Americanness he denies now includes white people who oppose him, or even just dare tell the truth on occasion about him.
Several individuals familiar with The Times’ board say that Soon-Shiong has intervened only on occasion, including in the 2020 presidential primary season, when he decided that The Times should not name a favorite.
Ideally, she said appointments would be every four weeks, but on occasion she’s had to wait as long as 12 weeks for injections which need to be carried out in hospital.
“Coach Madden would get a text on occasion from the broadcasters, and they’d want to know what screen they were on,” Mattos said.
Education has always been a non-negotiable and the family have "had to say no to football" on occasion.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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