Definitions for once in a while
once in a while

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. occasionally, on occasion, once in a while, now and then, now and again, at times, from time to timeadverb

   now and then or here and there

   "he was arrogant and occasionally callous"; "open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of trees"; "they visit New York on occasion"; "now and again she would take her favorite book from the shelf and read to us"; "as we drove along, the beautiful scenery now and then attracted his attention"

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1. once in a whileadverb

   Occasionally; sometimes.

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1. Once in a While

   Once in a While is a popular song, written by Michael Edwards with lyrics by Bud Green. The song was published in 1937. The song is a much-recorded standard. Tommy Dorsey's recording in 1937 went to number one in the United States. One of the best-known recordings was made by Patti Page in 1952 (on Mercury 5867). The song was revived in doo-wop style by the Chimes in 1960, and their version peaked at number eleven on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 1961. At the end of the instrumental "Stucco Homes" on the third volume of Frank Zappa's 1981 album Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar, drummer Terry Bozzio sings the hook of this song. The song of Liza Minnelli version was featured in the 1977 film New York, New York.

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1. once in a while

   "Once in a while" is an idiom that refers to an event or occurrence happening occasionally or irregularly, not frequently or continually. It is a period that is not clearly defined and varies widely based on context.

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Zira

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of once in a while in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of once in a while in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of once in a while in a Sentence

1. Elijah Molden:

   Especially since were not the biggest guys on the field we have to have the best feet, i remember my freshman year how he would (move) at the nickel position and copy that. Even now, every once in a while Ill need to be reminded of the steps if Im bouncing around positions. Ill ask him what he thinks.

2. George Horace Lorimer:

   It is good to have money and the things that money can buy, but it's good, too, to check up once in a while and make sure you haven't lost the things that money can't buy.

3. Vince Lombardi:

   Winning is not a sometime thing it's an all time thing. You don't win once in a while, you don't do things right once in a while, you do them right all the time. Winning is habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.

4. Christian Day:

   All of this comes from business competition. All of this comes from when you're the best at what you do, you're going to have people who want you to fail, we get people who get jealous. Might I have had a snarky comment on the Internet once in a while? Sure, but that's free speech. Do I call people with private numbers? Never.

5. Valeria Meresz:

   I think life is serious enough and every once in a while it feels good to fool around a bit and just let off the steam.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=once in a while
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Once_in_A_While
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Once_in_A_While
4. ^ ChatGPT
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