How to use occasional in a sentence

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• Traying has provided collegiate fun and the occasional fatality for decades.From the entry tray
• The occasional apparent backward movement of planets is evidence that they revolve around the sun.From the entry backward
• The bogeyman of a Halloween-candy poisoner behind every door has animated occasional moral panics against trick-or-treating.From the entry bogeyman
• His unsuccessful attempt earned him sympathy, condolences, and an occasional good-natured ribbing.From the entry unsuccessful
• Despite an occasional flutter, the water current still flows in the same direction as always.From the entry flutter
• He stole an occasional glance as the mule again worked its way downfield.From the entry downfield
• This game has a lot of platforming, as well as the occasional puzzle.From the entry platforming
• I'm not looking for a long-term relationship: I'm okay with an occasional smash and dash.From the entry smash and dash
• He's a typical gemcutter, mostly diamonds but some emeralds and the occasional sapphire or ruby.From the entry gemcutter
• Expect considerable cloudiness with occasional rain showers.From the entry cloudiness
• Wondering why they are feuding can be an occasional Roman Empire for me.2023 December 17, u/HiLittleDarling, “Let's Discuss, Hollywood Siblings”, in Reddit, r/popculturechat, archived from the original on 22…. From the entry Roman Empire
• At puberty he began to worship an occasional schoolgirl from afar, like most middle-class boys.2022, James Brabazon, Albert Schweitzer: A Biography, Second Edition, Syracuse University Press, →ISBN, page 32. From the entry counterdogmatic
• Softer crystals are best reserved for occasional wear, whereas harder crystals can be worn every day.2021, Lauren D’Silva, Crystals: The Guide to Principles, Practices and More (Godsfield Companions), Godsfield, →ISBN. From the entry wear
• The occasional vinyasa class had made her more attentive to her bones.2020, Rumaan Alam, Leave the World Behind, Bloomsbury (2023), page 22. From the entry vinyasa
• My only contribution to radblr is occasional snide commentary, and they're not even particularly funny.2020 October 27, normieenvy (@normieenvy), Twitter. From the entry radblr
• Minor incontinence (fecal soilage) includes incontinence to flatus and occasional seepage of liquid stool.2018, Frank J. Domino, Robert A. Baldor, Jeremy Golding, Mark B. Stephens, The 5-Minute Clinical Consult 2019, Lippincott Williams &…. From the entry soilage
• Among occasional setters I admire for their inventiveness and cluemanship are Phi, Sabre and Kea.2018 September 6, Jonathan Crowther, quotee, “Crossword blog: Meet the Setter – Azed”, in The Guardian. From the entry cluemanship
• His specialty has been goofball sweetie-pies: romantics, naïfs, the occasional superhero with a runny nose.2017 January 26, Rachel Saltz, “Review: Shah Rukh Khan as ‘Raees,’ a Villain but Still a Do-Gooder”, in The New York Times, New York…. From the entry sweetie-pie
• Impoverished, disenfranchised, the mangas lived by petty crime and occasional labor.2016, Jane K Cowan, Dance and the Body Politic in Northern Greece, page 174. From the entry mangas
• There may be a “stagger-through” in between, a run-through with occasional stops for critical discussions and changes.2016, Don Harmon, Producing in Theater, page 45. From the entry stagger-through
• The clues were close to Ximenean standards, with just the occasional superfluous "to" or "a".2013, T. Campbell, On Crosswords: Thoughts, Studies, Facts and Snark About a 100-Year-Old Pastime, page 156. From the entry araucarian
• Bush managed well, what with Wednesday morning breakfasts and occasional drop-bys at their offices.2013, Alan Rosenthal, The Best Job in Politics. From the entry drop-by
• He showed his greatness when it mattered, but his occasional weakness too.2012 June 29, Kevin Mitchell, “Roger Federer Back from Wimbledon 2012 Brink to Beat Julien Benneteau”, in The Guardian, archived from the…. From the entry greatness
• You're getting consistent LOLs and the occasional OMG—a relaxing, fun textversation.2012, Laurie Kilmartin, Sh*tty Mom: The Parenting Guide for the Rest of Us, Abrams Image, →ISBN. From the entry textversation
• Glasser has a Björkian gift for pairing airy melodies and occasional gale-force belting with polyrhythmic, electronics-dense beats.2010 October 28, Jonah Weiner, “Reviews”, in Rolling Stone, number 1116, page 67. From the entry Björkian
• Sweets will include the occasional hybrid, such as red-bean, green-tea cake and Tokyo cheesecake.2010 June 25, Nikki Buchanan, “Mesa’s Mekong Plaza to get many new Asian eateries”, in The Arizona Republic, 121st year, number 38, page Z14. From the entry green-tea cake
• It made occasional forays into nounhood, in fixed expressions like without fail and no-fail.2009 August 9, Ben Zimmer, “How Fail Went From Verb to Interjection”, in New York Times. From the entry nounhood
• An occasional little white lie such as Weston's probably won't cause any lasting damage.2008 July 15, Jacqueline Stenson, “The Whole Truth: When is it okay to lie to your kids?”, in Newsweek, retrieved 14 Sep 2017. From the entry white lie
• Nutritionists say an occasional cheat meal can make it easier to stick with a healthy diet.2008 January–February, “70 Ways to Improve Every Day of the Week”, in Men's Health, volume 23, number 1, →ISSN, page 135. From the entry greasy spoon
• “The first thing is that nonpartisans as a group are occasional voters,” Mr.2008 January 29, Jennifer Steinhauer, “California’s Unaffiliated Voters Are Sometimes Unreachable”, in The New York Times, archived from…. From the entry nonpartisan
• With their new routine, he'd only had to change the occasional overnight nappy.2008, Allan Guthrie, Savage Night, Polygon, →ISBN, page 233. From the entry overnight nappy
• The conservative player will play the exacta box bet and the occasional trifecta box wager.2006, Vincent Conti, Thoroughbred Horse Racing Systems and Methodologies, page 9. From the entry trifecta
• There are, however, occasional bouts of genuine hospitality, with no strings or inverted commas attached.2004, Dick Heckstall-Smith, Pete Grant, Blowing the Blues: Fifty Years Playing the British Blues, page 122. From the entry facility trip
• Usually petunias are quite pest free, but aphids are occasional problems.2002, Larry Hodgson, Annuals for Every Purpose, page 57. From the entry petunia

Meaning of occasional

1. adjective Occurring or appearing irregularly from time to time, but not often; incidental.
2. adjective Created for a specific occasion.
3. adjective Intended for use as the occasion requires.

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Questions about occasional in a sentence

How do you use occasional in a sentence?

Occasional is used as an adjective and noun. For example: “He was mostly solitary, but enjoyed the occasional visitor.”

What is a short sentence with occasional?

“Expect considerable cloudiness with occasional rain showers.”

What does occasional mean?

Occasional means occurring or appearing irregularly from time to time, but not often; incidental.