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Occasional in sentence

456 examples of Occasional in a sentence

It's really like an Easy Street for bacteria, with the occasional interruption of the unintended forced rush to the exit.
Even an occasional dead animal, unfortunately.
As a multi-purpose passenger vehicle, it is now officially "designed for occasional off-road use." (Laughter) Now let's see it in action.
And there were rare but searing chants of "slit-eye" and the occasional graffiti: "Asian, go home."
These films held what was too hurtful to say out loud, and they became more useful to me than the whispers of survivors and the occasional glimpse of a tattoo on a maiden aunt's wrist.
There were occasional presidents of little colonial councils and bits of government, but it was really a nothing title.
A recent study suggests that having employees complete occasional altruistic tasks throughout the day increases their sense of overall productivity.
I'd been there four and a half going on five years, and my grades were not doing particularly well, and I was in occasional difficulties with the administration.
But as the years went on, as IBM started throwing money and manpower and processor speed at this, I started to get occasional updates from them, and I started to get a little more worried.
Almost anything can cause the occasional restless night - a snoring partner, physical pain, or emotional distress.
And when we do have the occasional European success story, even those, then, typically end up being sold to the United States.
You know, engineers are very smart, and despite occasional frustrations because I'm less smart, I've always enjoyed working with them and learning from them.
Apart from dodging the occasional vehicle, it was a safe and easy way to get around.
Over the last century, more than 350 Ice Age rock art sites have been found across the continent, decorated with animals, abstract shapes and even the occasional human like these engraved figures from Grotta dell'Addaura in Sicily.
Since the 19th century, beekeepers have reported occasional mass disappearances, giving them enigmatic names like disappearing disease, spring dwindle disease and autumn collapse.
And today, despite occasional negative media attention and stereotypes, Gothic music and fashion continue as a strong underground phenomenon.
An occasional bout of heartburn isn't necessarily something to worry about.
The truth is he would write an occasional letter, and I did pick up those little envelopes.
But despite the occasional danger, I still think that social justice comedy is one of our best weapons.
Many of us grew up never eating a fresh vegetable except the occasional raw carrot or maybe an odd lettuce salad.
I have four small children, and I would like to blame them for my occasional tardiness, but sometimes it's just not their fault.
I know others that have an occasional potluck once or twice a month.
You just tend to remember the occasional miss, you do.
If I could wave my magic wand, I would have coaches sitting in the occasional team meeting of Jane and her direct reports, debriefing solely on how well they cooperated that day.
Patients often continue less frequent treatments for several months to a year, and some need occasional maintenance sessions for the rest of their lives.
And what if all the people in Norway had an MRI due to occasional back pain?
I have occasional meetings with scientists.
My excessive anxiety would harm me more over the long term if they let me avoid and escape these situations and not learn how to tolerate occasional distress.
A deranged, somewhat incestuous sister and occasional transvestite brother use the line to find people to kill, usually married men, but they don't discriminate!
The occasional attempts at meaningful poetic one-liners about the positive effects of pain and the like from Snider are laughable.
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