Examples of intermittent in a Sentence

In the intermittent light he could make out the shape of a solitary oak tree, spreading great arms from its short tremendous trunk. — Susan Cooper, The Dark is Rising, (1973) 1999 Decades of intermittent but recurring controversies with imperial authorities, and the lodestar of the glorious Revolution, disposed Americans to continue to believe that representation existed, first and foremost, to protect the rights of their communities against the abuse of executive power. — Jack N. Rakove, Original Meanings, 1996 Bronchodilators continue to play an important role in asthma treatment, especially for people who have relatively mild or intermittent attacks. — Stephen Hoffmann, Harvard Medical School Health Letter, June 1991 The patient was having intermittent pains in his side. The forecast is for intermittent rain.

Recent Examples on the Web Breezes from the southwest at 5 to 10 mph take a slight edge off the mugginess while partial cloud cover offers intermittent shade. — David Streit, Washington Post, 30 June 2022 In some cases, Congress will write into law the requirement that agencies provide intermittent updates on the implementation and success of new programs. — Claire Leavitt, The Conversation, 28 June 2022 But as agriculture and municipal use took more of the water, the river’s flow became intermittent, and by the mid-1900s only 20 percent of its flow reached the mouth. — Jim Robbins, Wired, 25 June 2022 In other words, there may be a fantastic halo hydrogen hypercar on the horizon, and in theory in ten years’ time hydrogen might be useful as storage for smoothing out intermittent renewables. — James Morris, Forbes, 25 June 2022 Composite’s top-30, Russaw and Smith have had national interest with intermittent visits. — Nick Alvarez | [email protected], al, 25 June 2022 Gerrymandering has been an intermittent cause of outrage and argument since long before the word was coined in 1812 to describe the salamander-like Massachusetts state senate district created during the governorship of Elbridge Gerry. — Barton Swaim, WSJ, 24 June 2022 The flashlight on my cap was feeble, its shine whittled down to intermittent smears of butterscotch against the dark fabric of night. — Okwiri Oduor, Harper’s Magazine , 22 June 2022 Gaza’s food sources and medical supplies are intermittent and unreliable. — Doris Bittar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2022 See More

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