What does on occasion mean?

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on oc·ca·sion

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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"

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  1. on occasionadverb

    occasionally, from time to time, now and then

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of on occasion in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of on occasion in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of on occasion in a Sentence

  1. Mike Andrews:

    The returnees have been reunited with their families. Their time together has been an incredibly joyous occasion. They ask for privacy as they transition home.

  2. Bruce Schaller:

    It's an occasion for one-handed applause because this should have happened all along.

  3. Man Haron Monis:

    Can we, should we, would we? Clearly, we work on a priority-based system so if somebody is on a national security watch list, then we pay particular attention to them, but on this occasion, this particular individual was not.

  4. David Pannick:

    I think the Prime Minister is on the right side of the law on this occasion. The Benn Act required him to send a letter to the president of the European Council seeking an extension, and that's what he's done. The act doesn't require that he sign the letter, the Benn act has achieved its purpose. The act doesn't require the prime minister to abandon his political objectives, his political beliefs, that we should leave on the 31st.

  5. Pope Francis:

    This is an occasion for renewing our commitment to love and care for our common home and for the weaker members of our human family.

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    a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.
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