at one time or another

idiom

: not very often, but occasionally
We all do foolish things at one time or another.

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Alabama has beaten just about every one of its SEC opponents by 40 points or more at one time or another. Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 21 Sep. 2022 The right to have lawyers, hear evidence against you and challenge it, have contact with your family, get a fair hearing—these elementary human rights were denied to the nearly 800 individuals total who were taken to GTMO at one time or another. Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic, 6 July 2022 Anyone who’s been to the North County region of San Diego has, at one time or another, gazed upon the Encina Power Station. J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine, 17 May 2022 Then again, the company also said that in the U.S. and Western Europe, nearly half of its addressable market had already tried a dating app at one time or another. Laura Forman, WSJ, 12 May 2022 See all Example Sentences for at one time or another 

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“At one time or another.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20one%20time%20or%20another. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

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