Occasionally example sentences
Related (9): sometimes, infrequently, sporadically, periodically, rarely, seldom, frequently, often, regularly
"Occasionally" Example Sentences
Common Phrases
- occasionally happens
- occasionally see
- occasionally think
- occasionally feel
- occasionally remember
- occasionally wonder
- occasionally happens to
- occasionally comes up
- occasionally gets
- occasionally appears
- occasionally finds
- occasionally admits
- occasionally catches
Examples by Level
A1
- I occasionally eat ice cream on Sundays.
- She occasionally visits her grandmother in the countryside.
A2
- He occasionally forgets his keys and has to go back home.
- We occasionally go to the beach when the weather is nice.
B1
- I occasionally run into my ex at the coffee shop and it's always awkward.
- She occasionally admits she was wrong about something, which surprises everyone.
B2
- He occasionally catches himself doing the exact same things his father used to do.
- They occasionally talk about leaving the city, but it never goes beyond conversation.
C1
- What we occasionally fail to recognize is that our smallest choices shape our entire trajectory.
- She occasionally experienced moments of clarity where everything suddenly made sense, though they never lasted long.
C2
- There's a particular kind of loneliness that comes from being occasionally seen and frequently overlooked.
- He occasionally wondered whether the life he'd built was the one he'd actually wanted, or simply the one that had happened to him.
Examples by Scenario
🏠 Everyday Life
- I occasionally see my neighbor watering his plants at 6am like clockwork.
- She occasionally forgets to turn off the stove and has to run back inside.
💼 Workplace
- The boss occasionally stops by to check on progress, which makes everyone tense.
- He occasionally takes long lunches and nobody says anything about it.
📊 Business
- Our client occasionally requests changes at the last minute, which throws off the whole timeline.
- The market occasionally shifts in ways nobody predicted, and we have to adapt fast.
🛒 Buying / Shopping
- I occasionally splurge on the expensive version and immediately regret it.
- She occasionally finds things on sale that she didn't even know she wanted.
✈️ Travel
- We occasionally miss our flight because we underestimate how long security takes.
- He occasionally books hotels in the wrong neighborhood and doesn't realize until he arrives.
📚 Education
- The teacher occasionally brings in real-world examples that actually make the material click.
- Students occasionally ask questions that make the professor pause and reconsider their answer.
❤️ Relationships
- We occasionally fight about the same thing and neither of us knows how to break the cycle.
- She occasionally catches him looking at her like he's trying to memorize her face.
📰 News / Politics
- The senator occasionally contradicts something he said last month and the media jumps on it.
- News outlets occasionally get the story wrong and have to issue a retraction days later.
💻 Technology
- The app occasionally crashes right when you need it most, which is infuriating.
- I occasionally get notifications from apps I forgot I even downloaded.
📝 Formal Writing
- The data occasionally reveals patterns that contradict the initial hypothesis, requiring further investigation.
- Authors occasionally employ this technique to create tension between the narrative and the reader's expectations.