on occasion

1. From time to time, now and then, as in Nell has been known to eat meat on occasion. This usage, first in the form of upon occasion, replaced by occasion about 1600.

Example Sentences

This has been Morgan Rogers and Curtis Jones on occasion.

From BBC

He told him there would be no further chances, adding: "Justice, on occasion, needs to be seasoned with mercy."

From BBC

Amorim spoke in the summer about how emotional he gets on occasion.

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Blue America feels it’s not a crime to be the kind of people who read books, listen to songs released after 1985 or eat something other than an overcooked hamburger on occasion.

From Salon

Sixteen people have been charged with offences relating to disturbances during several protests, which Essex Police said became violent on occasion.

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Related Words

• every now and then 
• every so often 
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• intermittently 
• now and again 
• occasionally 
• periodically 
• sporadically