Intermittent
Intermittent adjective - Occurring or appearing at intervals.
Sometimes and intermittent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sometimes" instead an adverb "Intermittent".
Nearby Words: intermittently, intermitting
Sometimes
Sometimes adverb - On some occasions.
Intermittent and sometimes are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Intermittent" instead an adverb "Sometimes".
Nearby Word: sometime
Both words in one sentence
- In Angel, Wesley left, not entirely of his own volition (he was heavily injured), after during Season 3 and his mistake with Connor, followed by about a season of intermittent contact with the team, during which they sometimes sorely missed his talent.
Source: Achilles in His Tent
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