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SOMETIMES
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I. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
On certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
Example:
sometimes they come for a month; at other times for six months
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Context examples:
Sometimes the universe plays tricks on us, and this is one of those days.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
Charles Hayter seemed aware of being slighted, and yet Henrietta had sometimes the air of being divided between them.
(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)
Sometimes I wish that it never had.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The men take notice of that sometimes, you know.
(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)
Do you feel alone sometimes even though you want to be with someone?
(Loneliness Is Bad for Heart, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Sometimes I think that I am myself.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
But sometimes, pain may become chronic.
(Opioid Pain Relievers May Prolong Pain, NIH)
Sometimes, this mineral build-up can happen in blood vessels, leading to the unsurprisingly named vascular calcification.
(Bone-Like Particles Found Travelling through Human Bloodstream, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
All day and sometimes all night, sir.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The combined condition of obesity, diabetes, and heart disease is sometimes referred to as the metabolic syndrome.
(Metabolic Syndrome Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
