Definition: 1. Happening or done sometimes but not often. 2. Occurring or appearing at usually irregular intervals. 3. Employed in a specified capacity from time to time.
Use 'occasional' in a sentence:
1. The occasional nude bather comes here.
2. There is yet another aspect of the harsh environment that they have to adapt to, the force of tides and occasional violent storms.
3. the occasional twinge of indigestion.
4. You could see the occasional solitary figure making a study of wildflowers or grasses.
5. There may be the occasional criticism but it's clear there is no raging debate right now.
6. Despite the occasional hiccup, the US and Laos have had quite cordial relations.
7. They planned to keep the budget low by living on boiled noodles, with the occasional hamburger shop treat ．
8. As well as sprouting a few grey hairs, Kevin seems to be suffering the occasional memory loss.
9. Diamonds, an occasional component of rare igneous rocks called lamproites and kimberlites, have never been dated satisfactorily.
10. While you may forgive your smartphone an occasional fault, you probably have less patience for error messages from your door lock.
11. She went on occasional drinking binges.
12. Many savanna and dry-forest plant species are called pyrophytes, meaning they are adapted in various ways to withstand occasional burning.
13. He should be allowed the occasional treat.
14. My father, standing by, spoke occasional words of praise, and said I was a wonderful yeller.
15. Grammatical structures do not result in anything more than an occasional lapse of clarity or in the connection of ideas.
16. Over a decade or so, American teens' social media use shifted from an occasional activity to a routine one.
17. Don't be complacent over occasional success.; Don't feel self-satisfied over a minor success.
18. He spent five years in Paris, with occasional visits to Italy.
19. Apart from an occasional noise from the elephant's stomach, the forest was silent.
20. Many employers, for example, will overlook occasional inefficiencies from their secretary provided she has a pleasant personality.
21. Armed with crowbars and the occasional hand winch, the group rescued about 1,500 artifacts from around the city.
22. Esther used to visit him for the occasional days and weekends.
23. He supplemented his income with occasional comedy gigs.
24. Doctors typically don't consider occasional nightmares a problem.
25. Mr. Nolan, working from a script he wrote with his brother Jonathan Nolan, does make room for romance and tears and even an occasional joke.
26. Despite an occasional glimmer of hope, this campaign has not produced any results.
27. She flicked through a romantic paperback between occasional dips in the pool.
28. Cooking is an occasional hobby and a vehicle for celebrity chefs.
29. Nobody would blame you for an occasional slip of the tongue.
30. They have complained of discrimination and occasional rough treatment.
31. You'll have to make social media an occasional activity rather than a daily, time-consuming habit.
32. The house only needs an occasional coat of paint to keep it shipshape.
33. She saw the occasional glimmer of a moth's wings.
34. Occasional language errors that are present do not result in inaccurate or imprecise presentation of content or connections.
35. An elegant occasional table is framed in the window.
36. Instead of the occasional blink, Arabs lowered their lids so slowly and languorously that she was convinced they were falling asleep.
37. For someone always on-the-go who may not have time for a meal, a protein snack bar can be a good option for occasional meal replacement.
38. You can even snatch a few hours off, and perhaps negotiate the occasional night off too.
39. I've had occasional mild headaches all my life.
40. When there is the occasional rain, the clay ground becomes extremely slippery.
41. There was no light except for the occasional glow of a cigarette.
42. He gets the occasional niggle in his right shoulder.
43. The blackness of darkness reigned, the perfect stillness was interrupted only by occasional mutterings of distant thunder.
44. Nature lovers will be on the lookout for eagles, cormorants, and the occasional whale.
45. The menu includes the occasional off-beat item.
46. I enjoy the occasional glass of wine.
47. He works for us on an occasional basis.
48. We all need the occasional escape route from the boring, routine aspects of our lives.
49. You will find the occasional sharpie who watches for the amber to come up on the adjacent set of lights.
50. She had a habit of taking an occasional nip from a flask of cognac.
