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Discover LudwigThe phrase "at once sometimes" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It seems to combine contradictory ideas, as "at once" implies immediacy while "sometimes" suggests variability.
Example: "You need to be decisive and act at once sometimes, but also consider your options carefully."
Alternatives: "immediately at times" or "right away occasionally".
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Midwives often registered several births at once, sometimes days after they occurred; names were inevitably garbled.
Sometimes everyone jabbers at once; sometimes a soulful confession for one silences the others.
It's funny the way things all happen at once sometimes, right?
For the working poor, clearly, deliverance and tragedy might both come at once, sometimes in the form of an accident.
Laggards were coached until they reached the required standard.Teachers addressed the whole class at once, sometimes quizzing individual students to make sure everyone was following.
"Several of them are doing five things at once sometimes," Ms. Oakenfull says of the students, among them visiting Facebook, watching streaming video and chatting.
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At my age, of course, nature tends to call at least once, sometimes twice and, on rare occasions, more often in the course of the night.
OBERHAUSER: Yes, I was there at least once, sometimes twice, a week.
At least once, sometimes twice a year, employees from Sotheby's and Christie's met to coordinate their sales schedules.
We have transport trucks that take our seats out to Elizabeth at least once, sometimes twice a day.
Now, I weigh myself at least once, sometimes even twice, a day.
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