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Princeton's WordNet

  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"

Wiktionary

  1. once in a whileadverb

    Occasionally; sometimes.

Wikipedia

  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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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. Barbara Walters:

    To feel valued, to know, even if only once in a while, that you can do a job well is an absolutely marvelous feeling.

  2. Beth Kobliner:

    It's OK to indulge in small wants once in a while if your family's situation allows, but needs always come first.

  3. Judy Garland:

    Time won’t stop and life won’t stand still. But I have a feeling that if I just look backward once in a while at Dorothy, if I am off beat in any way, I’ll get back on the soundtrack again. . . .

  4. Laurence Wong:

    No one in our family has any history of acute intracerebral hemorrhage, once in a while, she would get a headache like normal people do.

  5. Jyoti Sharma:

    It's increasingly becoming a pan-India problem, bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai once in a while, Delhi -- they're all in the news for the same reason. They're running out of water.


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  • indimellem, en gang imellemDanish
  • κατά διαστήματα, κάθε τόσο, κάπου-κάπουGreek
  • de vez en cuandoSpanish
  • ajoittain, silloin tällöinFinnish
  • de temps en tempsFrench
  • एक समय में एक बारHindi
  • di tanto in tantoItalian
  • 가끔Korean
  • порой, время от времени, иногдаRussian
  • arada birTurkish

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    a decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody
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