Idiom
once in a while
Meaning
Occasionally; sometimes.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I go for a walk once in a while.”
“Although I usually prefer coffee, I enjoy a cup of tea once in a while.”
“Even though they live in different countries, they manage to call each other once in a while to catch up on their lives.”
Examples
simple
“I go for a walk once in a while.”
contextual
“Although I usually prefer coffee, I enjoy a cup of tea once in a while.”
complex
“Even though they live in different countries, they manage to call each other once in a while to catch up on their lives.”
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