Sometimes and Usually

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Sometimes

Sometimes adverb - On some occasions.
Usage example: sometimes I like to go skiing, and sometimes I prefer to stay inside where it's warm
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Usually is an antonym for sometimes.
Nearby Word: sometime

Usually

Usually adverb - According to the usual course of things.
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Sometimes is an antonym for usually in for the most part topic.
Nearby Words: usual, usualness
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  • Literature / Leviathan Simultaneous Arcs: Alek and Deryn alternate usually every two chapters as the viewpoint character; sometimes they're off doing separate things, sometimes they're together.
    Source: Literature / Leviathan
  • Your first rival, Bianca, chooses the starter that's weak to what you picked, doesn't seem to know what she's doing sometimes and usually just accepts that she's probably the weakest of the three of you.
    Source: Always Someone Better
  • Electronic Eyes Geordi La Forge usually has a visor, but future or alternate versions of him have high-tech prosthetic eyes; sometimes brown like the actor, sometimes not.
    Source: Electronic Eyes
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