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Princeton's WordNet

  1. every so often, every now and thenadverb

    occasionally

    "every so often she visits her father"

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of every now and then in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of every now and then in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of every now and then in a Sentence

  1. Stephen Leacock:

    A sportsman is a man who, every now and then, simply has to go out and kill something.

  2. Kevin Cramer:

    If we end up in the majority, it's hard not to credit Mitch McConnell, even if you have to take a bite of a crap sandwich every now and then, if it's engineered in a way that results in the majority, I think we have to acknowledge Mitch McConnell role in that.

  3. Angelea Remorin:

    Me, personally, I peek into the news every now and then, but it's things like ISIS, you know, those big headline things, that I look at on the news, none of my friends have been talking about (the shutdown), and I haven't been keeping up with it.

  4. Sydney Smith:

    There is one piece of advice, in a life of study, which I think no one will object to; and that is, every now and then to be completely idle - to do nothing at all.

  5. Jason Sudeikis:

    I mean you guys draw your own conclusions. we’ve gotten at acting like it (anger) doesn’t exist, but it clearly still does and letting it out every now and then is a healthy thing.


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