How to Use now and then in a Sentence
now and then
adverb
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All of us like to hang on to the past every now and then.
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Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
14 Mar. 2024
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Every now and then, the pair had to dunk the tarp in the water to cool it down.
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Melissa Chan,
NBC News,
18 Aug. 2023
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Maybe this was the kind of NBA game that happens now and then.
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Dan Woike,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Feb. 2024
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Storm attended a few of the games, and the two would meet for lunch now and then.
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Cathy Free,
Washington Post,
21 Feb. 2024
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Yet, these scores, while performed now and then, are not part of the canon.
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Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2022
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And a stray rock star would come by every now and then.
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Chris Willman,
Variety,
30 June 2024
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Even the best sleepers need a little help now and then.
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Kelsey Kunik,
Parents,
12 Dec. 2023
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The book is on my shelf, to be consulted now and then, but the ears have it.
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The New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2022
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Every now and then we would get hooked up in a golf game.
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Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Jan. 2024
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And now and then, there was even a stack of dishes that needed to be done.
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Maggie Gillette,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Jan. 2023
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His luck is due to turn, and the Twins want to keep him on the field by getting him off it now and then.
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New York Times,
8 May 2022
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But between now and then, a cloud will hang over all works.
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Paul Sweeting,
Variety,
17 Apr. 2024
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And hundreds of things can change between now and then.
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Ed Stannard,
Hartford Courant,
2 Jan. 2024
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The idea has cropped up online every now and then for over a decade.
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Andrea Marks,
Rolling Stone,
26 Oct. 2022
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Hope still swings by for dessert every now and then, but hope is two-faced.
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Ron Winters,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2022
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But every now and then, Holmes likes to funk with the jeans-and-a-90s-shirt formula.
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Daniel Rodgers,
Vogue,
9 Aug. 2023
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Make sure to meet us here at 6 a.m. Get some shots up and a workout in between now and then.
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José M. Romero,
The Arizona Republic,
25 June 2023
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Between now and then, the firm is going to make a boatload of money—and pay it to us!
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Brett Owens,
Forbes,
4 Aug. 2022
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Yet, every now and then, a shaft of light filters through the darkness.
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Kathleen Parker,
Washington Post,
23 June 2024
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So make your winner pick now and then get in line for next week's finale-sized scoop of the crispy!
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Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
9 Dec. 2021
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He’s been impressive in the moments that he’s had with us and the game reps and now and then practice reps.
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cleveland,
4 Aug. 2023
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The trio gathered at a local cafe now and then to drink coffee and discuss the world.
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Martin Kuz,
The Christian Science Monitor,
23 Aug. 2022
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Annuals still pop up every now and then, though the rest is lost to time.
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Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
4 Aug. 2023
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The loudest Obelisk gets is the clinking of glasses or muted laughter in the kitchen now and then.
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Tom Sietsema,
Washington Post,
3 Feb. 2023
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Read on to learn more about healthy foods as well as some that are great to enjoy every now and then.
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Jenn Sinrich,
Health,
7 Mar. 2023
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Many things could happen between now and then, but there is one planned for 2032.
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Taylor Wilson,
USA TODAY,
11 Apr. 2024
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Even the most diligent among us are not immune to the need for a little study break every now and then.
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Alyssa Longobucco,
House Beautiful,
16 Sep. 2022
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Detroit is known to enjoy a fake punt attempt now and then.
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NBC News,
29 Jan. 2024
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Each of them needs a paint job now and then, and some have been done more faithfully than others.
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WSJ,
14 June 2023
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And every now and then, a child reaches up with a drawing in exchange for their meal.
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Madeline Mitchell,
The Enquirer,
9 July 2024
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