Used in a Sentence

occasional

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

Editorial note

They lean towards occasional blog posts and Google IO presentation videos to pick up the slack.

Examples9
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

occurring from time to time; "took an occasional glass of wine"

Meaning at a glance

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

adjective

occurring from time to time; "took an occasional glass of wine"

adjective

occurring or appearing at usually irregular intervals; "episodic in his affections"; "occasional headaches"

adjective

occurring from time to time; "casual employment"; "a casual correspondence with a former teacher"; "an occasional worker"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for occasional.

adjective

occurring from time to time; "took an occasional glass of wine"

adjective

occurring or appearing at usually irregular intervals; "episodic in his affections"; "occasional headaches"

adjective

occurring from time to time; "casual employment"; "a casual correspondence with a former teacher"; "an occasional worker"

adjective

recurring or reappearing from time to time; "periodic feelings of anxiety"

Example sentences

1

They lean towards occasional blog posts and Google IO presentation videos to pick up the slack.

2

The occasional mosquito that kills a human, though, is the one that gets press and pays off its investors mightily.

3

My best guess is that the author has an unstable computer, and they believe that occasional crashes while running parts of this JS mean that their exploit is working.

4

That sort of creativity is something we all can do, each in his own way, and it is therefore common to us all and not limited to the work of the occasional genius.

5

You might have this great idea but only 2 people are willing to work the occasional weekend on it; are you about to start an email chain calling them all dogshit coders?Linus doesn't have that problem.

6

Last game I worked on we had three programmers working on the client full time on it, two programmers doing occasional work on the backend and three artists creating assets for at least five months after release.

7

I think we should care more about women earning 77 cents on the dollar and having an unfairly hard time recovering their career progress after maternity than about an occasional dongle joke.

8

There is the occasional absolutely phenomenal and industry-affecting discussion here.

9

That means big-data traffic analysis, and occasional meatspace busts discovering the identities of unregistered keys, would create a very strong map of unsanctioned economic activity -- much better than is possible with physical cash.

Frequently asked questions

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

How do you use occasional in a sentence?

They lean towards occasional blog posts and Google IO presentation videos to pick up the slack.

What does occasional mean?

occurring from time to time; "took an occasional glass of wine"

What part of speech is occasional?

occasional is commonly used as adjective.