Used in a Sentence

intermittent

How to use intermittent in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for intermittent.

Editorial note

And that's how he found the intermittent failure.

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Quick take

stopping and starting at irregular intervals; "intermittent rain showers"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of intermittent gathered in one view.

adjective

stopping and starting at irregular intervals; "intermittent rain showers"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for intermittent.

adjective

stopping and starting at irregular intervals; "intermittent rain showers"

Example sentences

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And that's how he found the intermittent failure.

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I use intermittent fasting so I don't eat breakfast.

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This issue is known, intermittent and dependent on a number of factors.

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My wife has always been an intermittent Facebook user, because she was never sure how private anything was, and the periodic UI changes confused her.

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The interesting thing about intermittent fasting is that it seems to work through a different but overlapping set of molecular mechanisms to calorie restriction.

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Furthermore if you've got intermittent problems for a small fraction of users, being able to look at a random slow request really, really, really helps you track down issues that otherwise would be virtually impossible to replicate.

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But we were using his service up until three months ago, and had a lot of problems with intermittent performance issues that seemed to be database-related since the site was still working and only certain pages would take 30 seconds or so to load.

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It's often portrayed as an oppression brought in by deceptive, aggressive Boss Men; but I also think people willingly participate because it's a way to substitute mediocre/subordinate social acceptance for the much more intermittent reward/thrill of genuine work.

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I've been studying sightings and evidence as a hobby for many years, and based on credible eye-witness testimony I'm comfortably convinced that the United States government knows a lot more about intermittent atmospheric phenomenon than they are letting on.

Quote examples

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"Oh boy, that's difficult because the code I've had to deal with has been legacy stuff that... well let me see, there was this big ball of mud where it took us a week to track down an intermittent bug, the debugger was useless... but after that, I figured out a way to put in logging code so we could at least see what was going on and we'd have a better chance next time..."You're not looking for spare time programming or some particular answer. You're looking for a non-rote answer. You're looking for the spark.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use intermittent in a sentence?

And that's how he found the intermittent failure.

What does intermittent mean?

stopping and starting at irregular intervals; "intermittent rain showers"

What part of speech is intermittent?

intermittent is commonly used as adjective.