Sporadically
adverb
Happening occasionally and not regularly.
His involvement in the project was only sporadic.
Often appears as...
- occur sporadically
- happen sporadically
adverb
Happening occasionally and not regularly.
His involvement in the project was only sporadic.
Often appears as...
- occur sporadically
- happen sporadically
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Pro Tip 1/3Frequency Context
Use 'sporadically' to describe events that don't follow a pattern or fixed schedule.
The old bus arrives sporadically, so it's not reliable for daily commute.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Continuous
'Sporadically' indicates breaks in continuity, suggesting something starts and stops at irregular intervals.
She only checks her email sporadically, which means she might miss urgent messages.
Pro Tip 3/3Unpredictability
Something that happens sporadically is often unpredictable, without warning or signs.
Meteor showers can occur sporadically, making them exciting yet hard to anticipate.
Pro Tip 1/3Frequency Context
Use 'sporadically' to describe events that don't follow a pattern or fixed schedule.
The old bus arrives sporadically, so it's not reliable for daily commute.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Continuous
'Sporadically' indicates breaks in continuity, suggesting something starts and stops at irregular intervals.
She only checks her email sporadically, which means she might miss urgent messages.
Pro Tip 3/3Unpredictability
Something that happens sporadically is often unpredictable, without warning or signs.
Meteor showers can occur sporadically, making them exciting yet hard to anticipate.
Pro Tip 1/3Frequency Context
Use 'sporadically' to describe events that don't follow a pattern or fixed schedule.
The old bus arrives sporadically, so it's not reliable for daily commute.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Continuous
'Sporadically' indicates breaks in continuity, suggesting something starts and stops at irregular intervals.
She only checks her email sporadically, which means she might miss urgent messages.
Pro Tip 3/3Unpredictability
Something that happens sporadically is often unpredictable, without warning or signs.
Meteor showers can occur sporadically, making them exciting yet hard to anticipate.
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Why is it so hard to...
Even then, ALS involves multiple genes with multiple possible impacts on motor neurons, making the precise triggers hard to pinpoint. When ALS arises sporadically, the list of possible causes toxins, viruses, lifestyle, or other environmental factors may all play roles.
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their own continent news from other countries come sporadically mostly through non African sources which as I said before mainly focus on a negative news agenda we in the media have the power to influence millions of people and make a real difference in my ideal
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Caffeine 101 PIPE National...
Caffeine occurs naturally in coffee beans, tea leaves, cacao beans and some tree nuts. People have been consuming it for centuries. But dailY consumption took off sporadically at different times in different places around the world.
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Why is it so hard to...
Even then, ALS involves multiple genes with multiple possible impacts on motor neurons, making the precise triggers hard to pinpoint. When ALS arises sporadically, the list of possible causes toxins, viruses, lifestyle, or other environmental factors may all play roles.
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Depicting new images of...
their own continent news from other countries come sporadically mostly through non African sources which as I said before mainly focus on a negative news agenda we in the media have the power to influence millions of people and make a real difference in my ideal
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Caffeine 101 PIPE National...
Caffeine occurs naturally in coffee beans, tea leaves, cacao beans and some tree nuts. People have been consuming it for centuries. But dailY consumption took off sporadically at different times in different places around the world.
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Craig Ferguson
Scottish Comedian
I think that clearly it has an influence, to be coming of age during the punk rock era, to come from a difficult and sporadically violent background, to have been in and out of such chaos, I think it actually helps. But I don't know for sure.
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Michael Cooper
American Athlete
I think sometimes you just need to play in this league. As a rookie coming out of college, you don't understand the real significance of being a pro unless you're playing other pros. It doesn't help you to play sporadically here or there.
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Julia Stiles
American Actress
One of the wonderful things about 'Jason Bourne' and that franchise is getting to work the same people sporadically and over the course of many years. I'm not so keen on having to get to know a whole group of people.
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Zach Galligan
American Actor
I was never really acting. I was not taking it seriously. Acting was very much a hobby for me. It wasn't really until I was finishing college and doing it sporadically that I began to take it seriously.
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Joe Henderson
American Athlete
Speed eventually neared its peak. The records forced me to work ever harder to drop a less and less time. These time trials came to feel like races, which are fun to run sporadically but not daily.
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Harrison Ford
American Actor
I don't do a huge amount of physical activity. I play tennis, I work out sporadically, and I eat well and take care of myself.
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Holly Hunter
American Actress
People think I disappear sporadically, but I just do projects that don't get international acclaim.
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Julie Klausner
American Author
Cabaret is a great format. All you have to do is sing and be funny sporadically.
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Maggie Rogers
American Musician
I'm kind of a funny writer because I write very sporadically.
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Victoria Coren Mitchell
English Writer
I was a sporadically bossy child.
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Craig Ferguson
Scottish Comedian
I think that clearly it has an influence, to be coming of age during the punk rock era, to come from a difficult and sporadically violent background, to have been in and out of such chaos, I think it actually helps. But I don't know for sure.
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Michael Cooper
American Athlete
I think sometimes you just need to play in this league. As a rookie coming out of college, you don't understand the real significance of being a pro unless you're playing other pros. It doesn't help you to play sporadically here or there.
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Julia Stiles
American Actress
One of the wonderful things about 'Jason Bourne' and that franchise is getting to work the same people sporadically and over the course of many years. I'm not so keen on having to get to know a whole group of people.
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Zach Galligan
American Actor
I was never really acting. I was not taking it seriously. Acting was very much a hobby for me. It wasn't really until I was finishing college and doing it sporadically that I began to take it seriously.
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Joe Henderson
American Athlete
Speed eventually neared its peak. The records forced me to work ever harder to drop a less and less time. These time trials came to feel like races, which are fun to run sporadically but not daily.
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Harrison Ford
American Actor
I don't do a huge amount of physical activity. I play tennis, I work out sporadically, and I eat well and take care of myself.
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Holly Hunter
American Actress
People think I disappear sporadically, but I just do projects that don't get international acclaim.
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Julie Klausner
American Author
Cabaret is a great format. All you have to do is sing and be funny sporadically.
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Maggie Rogers
American Musician
I'm kind of a funny writer because I write very sporadically.
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Victoria Coren Mitchell
English Writer
I was a sporadically bossy child.
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