sporadically

[US]/spə'rædikəli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. occasionally; in scattered instances

Example Sentences

She checks her email sporadically throughout the day.

He only visits his parents sporadically.

The company sporadically offers discounts to loyal customers.

The cat sporadically catches mice in the barn.

She sporadically attends yoga classes when her schedule allows.

The old clock sporadically chimes throughout the day.

The internet connection works sporadically in this area.

He sporadically volunteers at the local shelter.

The flowers sporadically bloom in the garden.

She sporadically practices the piano in the evenings.

Real-world Examples

The rebel authorities pay pensions sporadically.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

However, in the third stanza, there's no end line rhyme, instead, there's internal rhyme quite sporadically.

Source: Appreciation of English Poetry

You can't find a job by looking sporadically.

Source: 100 Classic English Essays for Recitation

They rode in on motorbikes and started shooting sporadically.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation March 2014

Campus recruitment activities have also been hindered by outbreaks that occur sporadically.

Source: Intermediate and advanced English short essay.

Because these witch hunts occurred sporadically over centuries and continents the specifics varied considerably.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

The over 8,000 foot high volcano sporadically erupted since 2013 after being dormant for three years.

Source: AP Listening Collection July 2015

That's a case Russia has been making for years, even though Assad's forces have only sporadically taken on ISIS.

Source: NPR News May 2016 Compilation

The next thing is a lot of people weigh very sporadically.

Source: Huberman Lab

Outbreaks across the region took place sporadically in the decades since, but the epidemic in West Africa between 2013 and 2016 was the worst.

Source: Realm of Legends

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