Definitions for once in a while
once in a while

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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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   Daniel

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   Karen

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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. 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.

2. Jenny Craig:

   It's not what you do once in a while, it's what you do day in and day out that makes the difference.

3. Ilya Yashin:

   I want to believe that these ones are really the ones who conducted (the killing) and that once in a while law enforcement worked professionally and detained real assassins, and did not make a mistake, the key task for investigators is to find and prosecute the ones who ordered this murder. If everything ends with the detention of scapegoats, irrespective of whether they are the real assassins or not, the practice of political assassinations will continue with no doubt.

4. Sean McGlynn:

   It's going to be a long haul and not everything will go smoothly, just stop every once in a while take some deep, deep breaths.

5. Susan Bro:

   We enjoyed each other's company a couple of times a month. We would meet for dinner and have long talks. We would text each other once in a while.

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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