How to Use sporadic in a Sentence
sporadic
adjective
- Sporadic cases of the disease were reported.
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The work is sporadic and the field is tough to break into.
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Lynn Q. Yu,
Los Angeles Magazine,
9 Apr. 2018
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Over the next few weeks, the rainy season set in, and our swims grew more sporadic.
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Allison Keeley,
The New Yorker,
12 July 2021
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In the years since, the volcano has triggered sporadic swarms of tiny quakes.
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Christopher Intagliata,
Scientific American,
20 Dec. 2021
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Young’s on-court role has been sporadic as the Spurs work to find a taker.
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Jeff McDonald,
San Antonio Express-News,
17 Dec. 2021
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The mall was the target of sporadic protests over several months in the wake of the shooting.
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Fox News,
21 Nov. 2020
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There were sporadic protests across the nation, and these threatened to grow in size.
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Keith Gessen,
The New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2022
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Much of the area could pick up an inch of rain, which should become lighter and more sporadic overnight.
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David Streit,
Washington Post,
29 Sep. 2022
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The moonlight cast shadows along the frozen creek, whose bank held a sporadic growth of birch trees.
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Steve Meyer,
Anchorage Daily News,
9 Nov. 2019
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But the process has been almost upside down and a bit sporadic.
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Jack Irvin,
Peoplemag,
5 Apr. 2024
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And if there are some sporadic issues, they'll be dealt with.
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CBS News,
5 Sep. 2019
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Heat was sporadic, with a balky boiler that belched black smoke.
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New York Times,
20 Jan. 2022
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Barnwell heard the sporadic shots and then kids running.
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Maggie Prosser,
Dallas News,
7 May 2023
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France has suffered sporadic attacks in the years since.
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Keir Simmons,
NBC News,
27 Mar. 2024
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Since then, the two countries have been mired in a sporadic shooting war which has killed dozens more.
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Kevin Collier,
NBC News,
25 May 2023
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But the work was sporadic and her physical agony was acute.
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Fortesa Latifi,
Glamour,
1 Nov. 2023
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Winds will likely be light with a chance of sporadic showers.
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Jessica Villagomez,
chicagotribune.com,
26 Nov. 2019
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And with each sporadic update came new questions and hot takes.
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Bailey Loosemore,
The Courier-Journal,
16 Oct. 2017
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Weeks before the referendum, sporadic signs for and against it were placed in yards across the city.
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Meredith Colias,
Post-Tribune,
4 Nov. 2017
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Just like feeders here, the video-feed action is sporadic.
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Jim Williams,
Star Tribune,
8 Dec. 2020
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And the fossil record is so sporadic that a species as short-lived as us (at least so far) might never find a place in it.
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Cody Cottier,
Discover Magazine,
26 Oct. 2022
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This is prime habitat for the plant, and where re-wilding has had sporadic success.
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Ali Martin,
The Christian Science Monitor,
16 Aug. 2023
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States are moving to re-open, even as testing for the virus is sporadic and lacking in scope.
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Paul Daugherty,
Cincinnati.com,
19 Apr. 2020
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Emissions from oil and gas wells to the north mix with car exhaust from the Denver area and sporadic wildfire smoke.
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Bywarren Cornwall,
science.org,
4 Apr. 2023
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About three weeks ago, Paul’s phone calls became more sporadic.
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Marlene Lenthang,
NBC News,
20 May 2022
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Add to that the fact that outbreaks are sporadic, and are often stopped after a few dozen cases.
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Helen Branswell,
STAT,
11 June 2018
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While cases of the flu are currently sporadic, this could change.
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Sujata Srinivasan,
courant.com,
28 Dec. 2020
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Rylee broke his phone in Jordan, so contact with home was sporadic.
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Megan Myers,
Fox News,
28 Aug. 2022
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Power has been out around the island, but there is sporadic cell phone service.
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Maureen C. Gilmer,
Indianapolis Star,
14 Sep. 2017
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On both fronts, the fighting was sporadic and conducted across open no-man’s-land.
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Azad Cudi,
Harper's magazine,
10 Jan. 2019
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