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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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  1. on occasion

    "On occasion" is a phrase used to describe something that happens sometimes, but not regularly or frequently. It refers to an action or event taking place intermittently or at irregular intervals.

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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. Margo Wootan:

    It will help children eat better now, as soda is the leading source of calories in children's diets, it also helps to set kids on a path toward healthier eating in the future, with fewer kids becoming conditioned to think that soda should be a part of every eating out occasion.

  2. Anna Wintour:

    I totally agree with that. Georgina is a brilliant designer and I don’t think she should be blamed for her husband’s behavior, i think it was a great gesture of support on Scarlett’s part to wear a dress like that, a beautiful dress like that, on such a public occasion.

  3. Renae A. Sauter:

    On rare occasion we are granted the gift of seeing how far we have come; just how much we have healed and how really free we are. Never again will we underestimate our ability to rise.

  4. Mark Esper:

    It is increasingly clear that Russia and China want to disrupt the international order by gaining a veto over other nations' economic, diplomatic, and security decisions, the United States is facing this challenge head-on, but if we are to preserve the world all of us have created together through decades of shared sacrifice, we must all rise to the occasion.

  5. Andrae Crouch:

    I memorized everything through sight, the shape of the word, some things that I write, you'll see a page with cartoon pictures or a drawing of a car -- like a Ford -- or a flag. I still do it on an occasion when a word is strange to me.

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