Sporadic
adjective
Happening sometimes, not regularly or continuously.
He makes sporadic visits to his mother.
Often appears as...
- sporadic outbreaks
- sporadic attempts
adjective
Spread out or scattered.
In this area, houses are quite sporadic.
Often appears as...
- sporadic distribution
- sporadic pattern
adjective
Occurring in irregular instances.
Sporadic cases of the disease were reported.
Often appears as...
- sporadic cases
- sporadic disease
Usage tips
Negative
adjective
Happening sometimes, not regularly or continuously.
He makes sporadic visits to his mother.
Often appears as...
- sporadic outbreaks
- sporadic attempts
adjective
Spread out or scattered.
In this area, houses are quite sporadic.
Often appears as...
- sporadic distribution
- sporadic pattern
adjective
Occurring in irregular instances.
Sporadic cases of the disease were reported.
Often appears as...
- sporadic cases
- sporadic disease
Usage tips
Negative
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Not Predictable
Sporadic events can be surprising as they don't follow a pattern.
Her sporadic work attendance kept her colleagues guessing.
Pro Tip 2/3No Routine
Use 'sporadic' when something doesn't happen at set times.
My sporadic gym visits didn't help me lose weight.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Constant
'Sporadic' suggests a lack of consistency and regularity.
Power outages are sporadic during heavy storms.
Pro Tip 1/3Not Predictable
Sporadic events can be surprising as they don't follow a pattern.
Her sporadic work attendance kept her colleagues guessing.
Pro Tip 2/3No Routine
Use 'sporadic' when something doesn't happen at set times.
My sporadic gym visits didn't help me lose weight.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Constant
'Sporadic' suggests a lack of consistency and regularity.
Power outages are sporadic during heavy storms.
Pro Tip 1/3Not Predictable
Sporadic events can be surprising as they don't follow a pattern.
Her sporadic work attendance kept her colleagues guessing.
Pro Tip 2/3No Routine
Use 'sporadic' when something doesn't happen at set times.
My sporadic gym visits didn't help me lose weight.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Constant
'Sporadic' suggests a lack of consistency and regularity.
Power outages are sporadic during heavy storms.
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Jacqueline Novogratz: A...
Now, entrepreneurs need patient capital for three reasons. First, they tend to work in markets where people make one, two, three dollars a day and they are making all of their decisions within that income level. Second, the geographies in which they work have terrible infrastructure -- no roads to speak of, sporadic electricity
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Catch of the Week -...
rascal this thing's acting really crazy I don't got liking the way things are up in the water so much this right here is the lonely need to start everything I look calm but trust me inside I'm a raw nerve and I can't even breathe right now this thing is really doing a lot of sporadic all over the plate man fish is
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Safari Live - Day 333 PIPE...
this sky is electric it is dark it is illness and it's gonna be some night ahead I can only hope we make it back safely in time before the absolute time for that is on its way makes it to us but for now we did try to give you a view of the light night but it's been very sporadic all of a sudden and we're
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History vs. Christopher...
and wrote in his journal about how easily he could conquer and enslave all of them." "Oh, come on. Everyone was fighting each other back then. Didn't the natives even tell Columbus about other tribes raiding and taking captives?" "Yes, but tribal warfare was sporadic and limited.
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Safari Live - Day 134 PIPE...
this is out of ten you would say ten out of ten and this grows very very well on nutrient-rich soils here in the sabi sands we find it in small sporadic places it's got nothing to do with an overall layout but in the Mara this is the dominant grass species that brings
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For survivors of Ebola,...
Some survivors experienced delayed or deferred admission due to limited bed capacity. No bed available for one more patient. This is neither national policy nor officially condoned, but many people are still afraid of the sporadic resurgence of Ebola virus.
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Kwabena Boahen: Making a...
And these are individual potassium ions that are flowing through that pore. Now, this pore can open and close. But, when it's open, because these ions have to line up and flow through, one at a time, you get a kind of sporadic, not steady --
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Zombie Alligator PIPE...
the water or lie motionless on the bank the first thing you notice is that they were unresponsive often you thought the alligator was dead on the shoreline only sporadic twitches give away that they're still alive
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The wars that inspired...
Despite sporadic unrest, their reign remained secure until 1422, when Henry V's death in a military campaign left an infant Henry VI as king. Weak-willed and dominated by advisors,
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First Look: The Long...
He loves these guys. He loves them like I do. He loves these families. He knows them like I do. Let's go, one. So, guys, let the sporadic shooting be really sporadic.
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Jacqueline Novogratz: A...
Now, entrepreneurs need patient capital for three reasons. First, they tend to work in markets where people make one, two, three dollars a day and they are making all of their decisions within that income level. Second, the geographies in which they work have terrible infrastructure -- no roads to speak of, sporadic electricity
Video examples
Catch of the Week -...
rascal this thing's acting really crazy I don't got liking the way things are up in the water so much this right here is the lonely need to start everything I look calm but trust me inside I'm a raw nerve and I can't even breathe right now this thing is really doing a lot of sporadic all over the plate man fish is
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 333 PIPE...
this sky is electric it is dark it is illness and it's gonna be some night ahead I can only hope we make it back safely in time before the absolute time for that is on its way makes it to us but for now we did try to give you a view of the light night but it's been very sporadic all of a sudden and we're
Video examples
History vs. Christopher...
and wrote in his journal about how easily he could conquer and enslave all of them." "Oh, come on. Everyone was fighting each other back then. Didn't the natives even tell Columbus about other tribes raiding and taking captives?" "Yes, but tribal warfare was sporadic and limited.
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 134 PIPE...
this is out of ten you would say ten out of ten and this grows very very well on nutrient-rich soils here in the sabi sands we find it in small sporadic places it's got nothing to do with an overall layout but in the Mara this is the dominant grass species that brings
Video examples
For survivors of Ebola,...
Some survivors experienced delayed or deferred admission due to limited bed capacity. No bed available for one more patient. This is neither national policy nor officially condoned, but many people are still afraid of the sporadic resurgence of Ebola virus.
Video examples
Kwabena Boahen: Making a...
And these are individual potassium ions that are flowing through that pore. Now, this pore can open and close. But, when it's open, because these ions have to line up and flow through, one at a time, you get a kind of sporadic, not steady --
Video examples
Zombie Alligator PIPE...
the water or lie motionless on the bank the first thing you notice is that they were unresponsive often you thought the alligator was dead on the shoreline only sporadic twitches give away that they're still alive
Video examples
The wars that inspired...
Despite sporadic unrest, their reign remained secure until 1422, when Henry V's death in a military campaign left an infant Henry VI as king. Weak-willed and dominated by advisors,
Video examples
First Look: The Long...
He loves these guys. He loves them like I do. He loves these families. He knows them like I do. Let's go, one. So, guys, let the sporadic shooting be really sporadic.
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Quote examples
Ari Melber
American Journalist
TV is still a 'push' medium - we are broadcasting into any home or business with basic cable, and depending on what's happening in the world, we have a wider audience, from news junkies to very sporadic viewers. On TV, you want your reporting to be valuable to that entire audience and be relevant.
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Sebastian Coe
British Politician
Inspirational leaders need to have a winning mentality in order to inspire respect. It is hard to trust in the leadership of someone who is half-hearted about their purpose, or only sporadic in focus or enthusiasm.
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Josh Holloway
American Actor
Years and years ago, I sang at a blues bar with a band behind me. It was with my friend, my guitar teacher at the time. I took some sporadic lessons.
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Eminem
American Rapper
Sporadic thoughts will pop into my head and I'll have to go write something down, and the next thing you know I've written a whole song in an hour.
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Chris Hemsworth
Australian Actor
I have sporadic OCD cleaning moments around the house. But then I get lazy and I'm cured. It's a very inconsistent personality trait.
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Zaytoven
American Musician
Anything that me and Gucci do is never thought out or planned real deeply. We always just go off of what we feeling. It's sporadic.
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Urjit Patel
Indian Economist
There is little room for complacency, and it is important to guard against sporadic volatility in financial markets.
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Helen Garner
Australian Novelist
I don't understand my own sporadic collapses into passivity. Perhaps I never will.
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Rupert Friend
English Actor
I am a very sporadic watcher of television. I don't watch a lot of it.
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Iman Shumpert
American Athlete
The way I have played throughout my career has been sporadic.
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Ari Melber
American Journalist
TV is still a 'push' medium - we are broadcasting into any home or business with basic cable, and depending on what's happening in the world, we have a wider audience, from news junkies to very sporadic viewers. On TV, you want your reporting to be valuable to that entire audience and be relevant.
Quote examples
Sebastian Coe
British Politician
Inspirational leaders need to have a winning mentality in order to inspire respect. It is hard to trust in the leadership of someone who is half-hearted about their purpose, or only sporadic in focus or enthusiasm.
Quote examples
Josh Holloway
American Actor
Years and years ago, I sang at a blues bar with a band behind me. It was with my friend, my guitar teacher at the time. I took some sporadic lessons.
Quote examples
Eminem
American Rapper
Sporadic thoughts will pop into my head and I'll have to go write something down, and the next thing you know I've written a whole song in an hour.
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Chris Hemsworth
Australian Actor
I have sporadic OCD cleaning moments around the house. But then I get lazy and I'm cured. It's a very inconsistent personality trait.
Quote examples
Zaytoven
American Musician
Anything that me and Gucci do is never thought out or planned real deeply. We always just go off of what we feeling. It's sporadic.
Quote examples
Urjit Patel
Indian Economist
There is little room for complacency, and it is important to guard against sporadic volatility in financial markets.
Quote examples
Helen Garner
Australian Novelist
I don't understand my own sporadic collapses into passivity. Perhaps I never will.
Quote examples
Rupert Friend
English Actor
I am a very sporadic watcher of television. I don't watch a lot of it.
Quote examples
Iman Shumpert
American Athlete
The way I have played throughout my career has been sporadic.
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