How to Use occasional in a Sentence

occasional

adjective

• I need to take occasional breaks from work.
• Most mornings, we'll see deer or the occasional bear walking past our house.
• Sure, I drink an occasional glass of wine from time to time.
• There will be occasional showers during the morning.
• She receives occasional phone calls from her mother.
• He tells an occasional joke to keep his students interested.
• She's an occasional lecturer at the university.
• My grades started to decline, from straight A’s to the occasional B here, the odd C there.
  — Hazlitt, 18 Oct. 2023
• The people were used to occasional flooding, and on Sept. 10, even rain heavy enough to fill the first dam did not sound the alarm.
  — Ziad Jaber, NBC News, 21 Sep. 2023
• The fish swayed more gently with occasional bursts of quick movements when the lights were on.
  — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 26 Oct. 2023
• But that’s an easy fix, and anyway, rough patches and the occasional goof-up are part of the charm of the Peyton-and-Eli show.
  — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 13 Sep. 2024
• This along with the occasional scraping can be harsh on your nails.
  — Addie Morton, Southern Living, 6 Feb. 2024
• There is the occasional cookout on the sidewalk in the summertime, the braiders on 125th, the line up at the Apollo—all in the midst of slick new condos.
  — The New Yorker, 4 Jan. 2023
• The quiet of the canyon was disrupted only by our feet crunching the sand and the occasional tweet of a desert bird.
  — Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 23 Apr. 2023
• All of the girls seem to be doing well, aside from occasional emotional storms based on their age and stage.
  — Amy Dickinson, Baltimore Sun, 24 May 2024
• And always her flesh had been smooth and unmarked—not counting the occasional zit, of course.
  — William Earl, Variety, 1 Oct. 2024
• There were swishy trousers and plush overcoats, neckties mixed up with cowboy hats, a bit of fringe and the occasional beat-up leather.
  — Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2024
• Looking at the latest models, there is still a chance that any rain ends up occasional and light rather than steady and heavy.
  — Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 28 Dec. 2022
• For the record, the bullpen has always been a bigger issue than any occasional hiccups with the lineup.
  — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 16 July 2023
• Showers on Monday added sprinkles of rain and even the occasional downpour to the large amounts that came in Sunday.
  — Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2024
• Much of the rest of the album is given over to minor chords, rhythmic riffs, and occasional bouts of screaming.
  — Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2023
• The clouds and some occasional shower chances stick around through midweek, keeping us rather cool with highs mainly in the 60s.
  — Molly Robey, Washington Post, 24 Sep. 2023
• An occasional fallstreak hole — also known as a hole punch cloud — appeared in the cloud deck.
  — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2024
• But even as the world’s most fruitful common loon, Fe still suffers the occasional loss.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Aug. 2024
• Bonnie Hayes still teaches the occasional songwriting class at Blue Bear and serves on the school’s board of trustees.
  — Paul Liberatore, The Mercury News, 26 July 2024
• The kind of cops who leave their work at the office, go home to their families, and drink only the occasional beer or glass of wine at dinner.
  — Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2024
• With the maze of village streets off limits to cars aside from an occasional taxi, Cinque Terre is best reached via train and explored on foot or by boat.
  — Kasia Dietz, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2023
• The heavy smell of incense fills the air inside, with only the occasional sight of a pair of monks or a solitary nun going about their business.
  — NBC News, 10 Nov. 2023
• An occasional late-night snack isn't harmful to your health.
  — Jillian Kubala, Health, 4 Nov. 2024
• No one is a perfect parent and occasional mistakes won't harm your kids.
  — Katherine Lewis, Parents, 4 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 21 Nov 2024