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(every) now and then

sometimes. We still meet for lunch now and then, but not as often as we used to. Every now and then I'll take the kids to the playground.

Related vocabulary: every so often, (every) once in a while

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Mr Squeers continued to look disconsolately about him, and to listen to these noises in profound silence, broken only by the rustling of his large coat, as he now and then moved his arm to raise his glass to his lips. The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby by Dickens, Charles View in context He sits at the same table with her at meals, generally speaking; he may now and then be addressed more or less kindly on insignificant matters, and have the opportunity to show her some small attentions on deck. Chance by Conrad, Joseph View in context The small prepostors dash in every now and then, and generally chastise some quiet, timid boy who is equally afraid of acorns and canes, while the principal performers get dexterously out of the way. Tom Brown's Schooldays by Hughes, Thomas View in context More results

References in classic literature

Mr Squeers continued to look disconsolately about him, and to listen to these noises in profound silence, broken only by the rustling of his large coat, as he now and then moved his arm to raise his glass to his lips.

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby by Dickens, Charles View in context

He sits at the same table with her at meals, generally speaking; he may now and then be addressed more or less kindly on insignificant matters, and have the opportunity to show her some small attentions on deck.

Chance by Conrad, Joseph View in context

The small prepostors dash in every now and then, and generally chastise some quiet, timid boy who is equally afraid of acorns and canes, while the principal performers get dexterously out of the way.

Tom Brown's Schooldays by Hughes, Thomas View in context

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