[ US /ˈsəmˌtaɪmz, səmˈtaɪmz/ ]
[ UK /sˈʌmta‍ɪmz/ ]
ADVERB
  1. on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
    sometimes she wished she were back in England
    sometimes her photography is breathtaking
    sometimes they come for a month; at other times for six months
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How To Use sometimes In A Sentence

  • 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.
  • They are very much secluded from the rest of Chiloe, and have scarcely any sort of commerce, except sometimes in a little oil, which they get from seal-blubber. Journal of researches into the geology and natural history of the various countries visited by H.M.S. Beagle
  • Nor do I deny that they sometimes abuse their power and are unfair to individuals.
  • Letters from my family are sort of depressing, though sometimes my cousins write a few words that makes me laugh.
  • If this approach has a drawback, it is that the zealous pursuit of the founding principle—disinterring the buried life, stamped under the sod by conniving male partners—sometimes obscures the fact that not a great deal gets added to the wider cultural landscape it is bent on illuminating. A Far From Model Marriage
  • He's not the fastest player on the books and occasionally he can be a bit casual and sometimes gets caught in possession.
  • Katherine spoke softly, sometimes hesitantly and sometimes in a rush, with a great deal more emotional inflection than the voice she uses when acting the cool professional.
  • The space left by evaporation is called the ullage, while the liquid lost is sometimes called the ‘angels' share’ and is particularly financially significant in the production of older cognac and Armagnac.
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