How to Use sporadic in a Sentence

sporadic

adjective

• Sporadic cases of the disease were reported.
• The work is sporadic and the field is tough to break into.
  — Lynn Q. Yu, Los Angeles Magazine, 9 Apr. 2018
• Over the next few weeks, the rainy season set in, and our swims grew more sporadic.
  — Allison Keeley, The New Yorker, 12 July 2021
• In the years since, the volcano has triggered sporadic swarms of tiny quakes.
  — Christopher Intagliata, Scientific American, 20 Dec. 2021
• Young’s on-court role has been sporadic as the Spurs work to find a taker.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 17 Dec. 2021
• The mall was the target of sporadic protests over several months in the wake of the shooting.
  — Fox News, 21 Nov. 2020
• Here's the thing: The reports of great service are sporadic.
  — Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 26 July 2024
• There were sporadic protests across the nation, and these threatened to grow in size.
  — Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2022
• Much of the area could pick up an inch of rain, which should become lighter and more sporadic overnight.
  — David Streit, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2022
• And that means the mailbag might be a bit more sporadic than usual the next few weeks.
  — Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 26 June 2024
• The moonlight cast shadows along the frozen creek, whose bank held a sporadic growth of birch trees.
  — Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Nov. 2019
• But the process has been almost upside down and a bit sporadic.
  — Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2024
• And if there are some sporadic issues, they'll be dealt with.
  — CBS News, 5 Sep. 2019
• The way the rest of the team has performed has made the save situations sporadic.
  — Jeff Fletcher, Orange County Register, 21 May 2024
• Heat was sporadic, with a balky boiler that belched black smoke.
  — New York Times, 20 Jan. 2022
• Between all these forecasts, the chance of rain in the metro is low and sporadic today.
  — Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2024
• Barnwell heard the sporadic shots and then kids running.
  — Maggie Prosser, Dallas News, 7 May 2023
• France has suffered sporadic attacks in the years since.
  — Keir Simmons, NBC News, 27 Mar. 2024
• Since then, the two countries have been mired in a sporadic shooting war which has killed dozens more.
  — Kevin Collier, NBC News, 25 May 2023
• But the work was sporadic and her physical agony was acute.
  — Fortesa Latifi, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2023
• Winds will likely be light with a chance of sporadic showers.
  — Jessica Villagomez, chicagotribune.com, 26 Nov. 2019
• And with each sporadic update came new questions and hot takes.
  — Bailey Loosemore, The Courier-Journal, 16 Oct. 2017
• The region also received sporadic rain in the mountains and foothills, and a spritzing at the coast.
  — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2022
• Weeks before the referendum, sporadic signs for and against it were placed in yards across the city.
  — Meredith Colias, Post-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2017
• Would Brigadoon seem as special, if the whole world turned out for its sporadic occurences?
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 9 Aug. 2024
• Just like feeders here, the video-feed action is sporadic.
  — Jim Williams, Star Tribune, 8 Dec. 2020
• And the fossil record is so sporadic that a species as short-lived as us (at least so far) might never find a place in it.
  — Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 26 Oct. 2022
• This is prime habitat for the plant, and where re-wilding has had sporadic success.
  — Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Aug. 2023
• The largest sporadic group, aptly called the monster group, was discovered in 1973.
  — Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 6 Sep. 2024
• Police have scrambled search teams, helicopters and planes to investigate sporadic sightings but have failed to find them.
  — Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 24 Nov 2024