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• Throw a dude a bone every once in a while, for crissakes.
  — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 10 Nov. 2022
• But every once in a while—not that often!—you get to keep them.
  — Faran Krentcil, ELLE, 20 Dec. 2022
• Those, type of years come around every once in a while.
  — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 6 Apr. 2023
• And every once in a while, they’re bound to lose, too, even to the little guys.
  — Emily Stewart, Vox, 13 May 2024
• Use your brain a tiny bit every once in a while, please.
  — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2024
• But every once in a while, a trend like the sheer dress is just too hot to pass up.
  — Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 29 Mar. 2023
• And every once in a while, Wignot lets these songs play all the way through.
  — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2024
• Even as one of the fiercest felines in the world, every mom needs a break every once in a while.
  — Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024
• But every once in a while, more people catch a glimpse.
  — Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Dec. 2022
• Be prepared to straighten the piece every once in a while.
  — Grace Haynes, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2023
• Congress works well every once in a while, and this is one such case.
  — Nr Editors, National Review, 26 Jan. 2024
• But every once in a while a recipe just falls into my lap.
  — Ellie Krieger, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2023
• But, every once in a while, someone will be like, 'Trust me.
  — Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2022
• No matter the size, just don’t forget to give your new chess pieces a soak in the sink every once in a while.
  — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Sep. 2023
• And so, every once in a while, there can be protests inside the Supreme Court Chamber.
  — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2024
• Danielle Jonas doesn't mind flexing her last name every once in a while.
  — Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 21 Sep. 2023
• To act on that self-love, Momoa has to treat himself every once in a while.
  — Liza Esquibias, Peoplemag, 2 Feb. 2024
• Also, make sure your skin has a chance to breathe and be free of makeup every once in a while.
  — Lisa Mulcahy, Good Housekeeping, 30 Dec. 2022
• Police would come every once in a while and red-tag the RVs that gathered there, Heller said.
  — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2023
• Police would come every once in a while and red-tag the RVs that gathered there, Heller said.
  — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2023
• He is heard telling them that the driver was holding her head up every once in a while.
  — Greg Norman, Fox News, 5 Mar. 2024
• But every once in a while, his collection shares with us the grief and horror of those times.
  — Susanna Ashton, JSTOR Daily, 23 May 2024
• Something like this is small enough to fit any space and serves as a kind reminder to take a break every once in a while.
  — Micaela Arnett, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2023
• And then every once in a while, there would be some whispers around the department.
  — Samia Bouzid, Scientific American, 8 Aug. 2024
• Don't just randomly add a leg day every once in a while.
  — Women's Health, 1 June 2023
• In real life, people have to move and only come into the city every once in a while.
  — Gyan Yankovich, SELF, 11 Sep. 2024
• Everyone worries about money—and the lack of it—every once in a while.
  — Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Popular Science, 4 Apr. 2023
• Plus, every once in a while, Nostalgia (June Squibb) pops in for a visit.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 14 June 2024
• But every once in a while, the sheen of his bygone years glimmer, beckoning him back to study them like a roadmap.
  — Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2023
• Who doesn’t need a little vacation every once in a while?
  — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 17 Jan 2025