How to Use intermittent in a Sentence

intermittent

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• The patient was having intermittent pains in his side.
• The forecast is for intermittent rain.
• Exposure to new technology is intermittent and might only occur when a sales rep makes a call.
  — John Dobak, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2021
• The coveted metal is used in redox-flow batteries, which store excess charge from intermittent sources like solar and wind and feed it back to the grid.
  — William Ralston, Wired, 16 Dec. 2021
• So why is intermittent sobriety so popular among Gen Z?
  — Sydney Wingfield, Health, 10 Oct. 2024
• The morning will offer temperatures in the high 30s and intermittent rain, making for potentially slick roads in the metro area.
  — oregonlive, 19 Dec. 2021
• These advanced designs are intended to reduce the risk of accidents and build in more flexibility for intermittent power.
  — Rochelle Toplensky, WSJ, 20 Dec. 2021
• Harsin himself took intermittent breaks to film another announcement video introducing fans to the class of 2022.
  — Nick Alvarez | [e-mail], al, 17 Dec. 2021
• Most of the path winds along a ridge above Grey Lake with intermittent views back to the glacier.
  — Cassidy Randall, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2023
• From the mid-’90s to the present, the Temple’s ground floor saw intermittent use as an event space.
  — Lawrence Specker | , al, 10 May 2023
• The only other sounds were the intermittent chirping of the sbirds in the trees.
  — Jeff Duncan, NOLA.com, 27 Apr. 2018
• The intermittent dieters kept more of their weight off for the long-term, too.
  — Health.com, 19 Sep. 2017
• These intermittent dieters kept the weight off for the long term, too.
  — Jacqueline Andriakos, Health.com, 19 Mar. 2018
• The park felt eerily still on Monday, aside from the intermittent chirps from birds and the white noise of the water.
  — Michael Krohn, oregonlive, 3 May 2022
• But intermittent use—up to four times per day for 72 hours at a time—is safe.
  — Sarah Bradley, Verywell Health, 30 Oct. 2023
• The boyfriend told police the child had fallen the day before and had an intermittent fever.
  — Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 Jan. 2022
• Along the way are a number of intermittent creeks and campsites.
  — Robert Earle Howells, National Geographic, 12 June 2019
• The intermittent wiper on the liftgate window has a washer to keep the rear window clean.
  — Emma Jayne Williams, star-telegram, 30 Sep. 2017
• The bright orange jerseys flashed in the stands and the intermittent cheers were audible.
  — Jori Epstein, USA TODAY, 9 Nov. 2021
• Pelosi, for her part, has waved off the intermittent challenges.
  — David Wright, CNN, 5 Oct. 2017
• The intermittent and sideways approach asks a lot of the actors.
  — Jesse Green, New York Times, 12 July 2018
• That’s more than six months of intermittent buzzing and banging.
  — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 8 Oct. 2022
• This is in response to the letter to you about intermittent fasting.
  — cleveland.com, 12 Sep. 2019
• May John Ashbery live his intermittent life in the thoughts of his admirers for years to come.
  — Evan Kindley, New Republic, 6 Sep. 2017
• If approved by the workers, the deal would put an end to intermittent work stoppages that have roiled the hotel for more than a year.
  — Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2024
• The sun should still make intermittent appearances, but clouds help to keep it from being a scorcher.
  — David Streit, Washington Post, 29 June 2023
• Listen to the full episode here to hear what Gardner had to say about intermittent fasting.
  — Andrea Kane, CNN, 6 Apr. 2024
• The multi-use trail is open, but will see intermittent closures for bridge work.
  — Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Sep. 2022
• The San Marino gardens weren’t yet open to the public and the grounds were eerily quiet but for the whooshing of leaves in the wind and the intermittent trilling of wild parrots.
  — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2023
• Damage from the storm also caused intermittent phone outages for incoming and outgoing calls for all facilities within the healthcare system.
  — NBC News, 29 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 10 Dec 2024