SOMETIMES in a Sentence

Learn SOMETIMES from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
180 example sentences for SOMETIMES, such as:
1. They sometimes argue off for hours.
2. Garden plants sometimes revert to type.
3. Cure sometimes, treat often, comfort always.
4. Every man is a fool sometimes, and none at all times.
5. People sometimes wonder about the future of the world.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 Meanings and Examples of SOMETIMES
sometimes
 ad.  on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
Classic Sentence: (93 in 7 pages)
1  He came, therefore, sometimes to see that I was not neglected, but his visits were short and with long intervals.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 21
2  The agonies of remorse poison the luxury there is otherwise sometimes found in indulging the excess of grief.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 22
3  You look at him sometimes when he thinks nobody's looking at him.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 3
4  "He becomes very sentimental sometimes," explained Gatsby.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 4
5  Perhaps I am, but I have a--almost a second sight, sometimes, that tells me what to do.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
6  She broke continually into shouts of a wild, inarticulate, and sometimes piercing music.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In XXI. THE NEW ENGLAND HOLIDAY
7  And yet, majestic as the voice sometimes became, there was for ever in it an essential character of plaintiveness.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In XXII. THE PROCESSION
8  There is an expression of despair, and sometimes of revenge, in your countenance that makes me tremble.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 9
9  So mean is extremity, that I sometimes sent him to Hyde Park corner to see what o'clock it was.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XXX
10  Then, I began to go out as for training and practice: sometimes alone, sometimes with Herbert.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XLVI
11  He smoked his pipe as we went along, and sometimes stopped to clap me on the shoulder.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In Chapter LIV
12  I saw my mother look at me sometimes, and then glance at the watchful Miss Murdstone, and than look down, or look away.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 4. I FALL INTO DISGRACE
13  In the evening, sometimes, I went and sat with Peggotty in the kitchen.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 8. MY HOLIDAYS. ESPECIALLY ONE HAPPY AFTERNOON
14  I shall see you sometimes, my dear old Peggotty, there.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 10. I BECOME NEGLECTED, AND AM PROVIDED FOR
15  I sometimes have sick fancies," she went on, "and I have a sick fancy that I want to see some play.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In Chapter VIII
Example Sentence: (87 in 6 pages)
1  They sometimes argue off for hours.
2  Every man is a fool sometimes, and none at all times.
3  It is sometimes impossible to avoid conflict altogether.
4  Cure sometimes, treat often, comfort always.
5  Garden plants sometimes revert to type.
6  Sometimes we take food with us and sometimes we buy food when we're there.
7  Tom admits that playing video games sometimes distracts him from his homework.
8  Pipe smokers sometimes wear down the tips of their teeth where they grip their pipes.
9  Children are sometimes understandably reluctant to wear glasses that are ugly or uncomfortable.
10  People in western countries sometimes went to the party in fancy dress.
11  I sometimes wonder whether the greater rule of all is --- to know how to please.
12  Pasta's basic ingredients are flour and water, sometimes with the addition of eggs or oil.
13  I sometimes wonder about my old friend, where she is now and what she's doing.
14  People who visit the United States sometimes wonder how the states got their names.
15  People sometimes wonder about the future of the world.