ADVERB
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sporadically and infrequently
he was arrogant and occasionally callous
they visit New York on occasion
now and again she would take her favorite book from the shelf and read to us
as we drove along, the beautiful scenery now and then attracted his attention
open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of trees
How To Use at times In A Sentence
- The trek was a bit monotonous at times - I wanted to go faster - but it was relaxing, enjoyable and worth the sore backside.
- The ride can feel a bit harsh at times but cabin noise is low. The Sun
- And on the need for contempt powers, he recounted how officials at times refused to obey the orders.
- Normally, at times likes these, Montgomerie's nerves are so taut that it would be possible to play a guitar solo on them.
- It is, at times, so moving it will make you want to gasp or cry. Times, Sunday Times
- There was a sense of disorganisation at times, as in the 20th minute when Gabriel Heinze pumped an innocuous-looking high ball towards the penalty area which Brown and Smalling both went to clear and then left to one another. Chris Smalling helps make a shaky case for Manchester United's defence
- While I am sharply critical of American unilateralism and realpolitik masquerading as the defence of liberty, at times I find our own moralizing irritating.
- At times, his book reads more like a political manifesto than a rock memoir. Times, Sunday Times
- The whole area of politics and campaigning is infuriating at times.
- And even the reputations of major figures at times fluctuate, with periods of obscurity intermitting their fame.