sometimes vs often
Definitions
adverb
- on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
Examples
It's good to have a cry sometimes.
If this approach has a drawback, it is that the zealous pursuit of the founding principle—disinterring the buried life, stamped under the sod by conniving male partners—sometimes obscures the fact that not a great deal gets added to the wider cultural landscape it is bent on illuminating.
Katherine spoke softly, sometimes hesitantly and sometimes in a rush, with a great deal more emotional inflection than the voice she uses when acting the cool professional.
Definitions
adverb
- many times at short intervals
- in many cases or instances
- frequently or in great quantities
Examples
Several events of fulminating epidemic disease broke out since 1999, which often caused 100% mortality of abalone Haliotis drversicotor aquatilis farmed in Fujian and Guangdong coasts.
I walked out of the theatre feeling a little odd, as I often do when I have been deeply immersed in a film.
Unless contraindicated, prophylaxis with a gastrointestinal motility stimulant laxative and a stool softener is appropriate in terminally ill patients who are being given opioids.
