sometimes vs often
Definitions
adverb
- on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
Examples
It's good to have a cry sometimes.
He specialized in moonlit and winter scenes, usually including a sheet of water and sometimes also involving the light of a fire, and he also painted sunsets and views at dawn or twilight.
The hat, I think the style was called fedora, had a dark band and a dint in the top, which my father would sometimes correct with a chopping action of his right hand.
Definitions
adverb
- many times at short intervals
- in many cases or instances
- frequently or in great quantities
Examples
Unless contraindicated, prophylaxis with a gastrointestinal motility stimulant laxative and a stool softener is appropriate in terminally ill patients who are being given opioids.
The mysterious jack snipe is a typical bird of the often water-logged northern taiga, birch and willow country.
I again affirm that I need make no apology for attaching my name to that of one so worthy the esteem of his co-dogs, ay, and co-cats too; for in spite of the differences which have so often raised up a barrier between the members of his race and ours, not even the noblest among us could be degraded by raising a "mew" to the honour of such a thoroughly honest dog.
