He only works sporadically. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : sporadic renewals of enthusiasm. ,the sporadic growth of plants. From Dictionary.com.
I only win sporadically in the pools, because I always pick the University of Arizona to go all the way. From Wordnik.com. [Beware the Ides of March...] Reference
The casual viewer is somebody who tunes in sporadically and expects to be able to catch up with next to no effort. From Wordnik.com. [The Tail Section » Decoding the Lost Decline… A.K.A More free market research for ABC] Reference
The line coursed in sporadically, and Sasha, among a group of twenty or thirty, reached the building's first section. From Wordnik.com. [Tell Them, Please Tell Them] Reference
After his departure, I became disenchanted and have only purchased the title sporadically since then. From Wordnik.com. [Tomb Raider #47 | Kung Fu Rodeo] Reference
After that, he called sporadically, usually late at night, to tell her what he’d bought for her and the kids. From Wordnik.com. [Unveiled] Reference
"sporadically" - the last time they crossed paths, she said, was at a talk he gave at Howard. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
Basically our internet works sporadically, meaning it works for five minutes and doesn't work for five days. From Wordnik.com. [I am a Busy Bee.] Reference
It was kind of sporadically put together, but it all fit in somehow. From Wordnik.com. [Austinist] Reference
I may be wrong, but I'm not sure that Facebook "sporadically" displays Pages that your friends are part of. From Wordnik.com. [Muti] Reference
Mr. Taylor said that he is at the house "sporadically," and that he has spent the night at the home at times. From Wordnik.com. Reference
I'll be checking in sporadically. From Wordnik.com. [Lost Book Friday] Reference
2. I used the word "sporadically" in my morning's post too. From Wordnik.com. [Grounded, once again, in Madison, taking a brief account of a long trip.] Reference
"sporadically" to account for the irregular flow of games to be given. From Wordnik.com. [Boardgame News] Reference
As a result, relief aid gets in only sporadically. From Wordnik.com. [Mostar: A Glimpse Of Hell Frozen Over] Reference
Only lately and sporadically have chums seen the old Teddy. From Wordnik.com. [Teddy Kennedy’s Decision] Reference
The heat sporadically cut off as the work continued overnight. From Wordnik.com. [Lehman's Accidental Historian] Reference
But so far, these benefits have been restored only sporadically. From Wordnik.com. [Employers Slow to Resume 401(k) Matches] Reference
He has recorded sporadically, but this one is worth seeking out. From Wordnik.com. [Marty Lipp: Music to Cool You From Around the World] Reference
For the first year, kids tend to look at a set only sporadically. From Wordnik.com. [The Magnetic Tube] Reference
Insurgents hit only sporadically, and usually missed important targets. From Wordnik.com. [Baghdad's Big Oil Bust] Reference
Mr. Walker recorded sporadically, averaging about three albums per decade. From Wordnik.com. [Musicians Phillip Walker, Slim Bryant, die] Reference
Not so for grandparents who take care of the darlings only sporadically. 7. From Wordnik.com. [7 things dirtier than money] Reference
Ford has tried this sporadically over the last 40 years with only mixed success. From Wordnik.com. [First Drive: 2011 Ford Fiesta] Reference
Yes, neo-Nazis continue sporadically to make headlines with attacks on foreigners. From Wordnik.com. [A Strange Affair] Reference
Settlement talks between the two sides have sporadically started up and sputtered out. From Wordnik.com. [The Paula Problem] Reference
Sources tell NEWSWEEK that the transfers took place sporadically between 1983 and 1995. From Wordnik.com. [The Slow Boat To China Crew] Reference
My husband is a builder and after he was hit by the recession works sporadically at best. From Wordnik.com. [Thousands of women fear bleak future as they bear the brunt of public sector cuts] Reference
His only contact with mestizos was in San Sebastian, where he sporadically attended school. From Wordnik.com. [Death In The Mountains] Reference
They work sporadically and have never had health insurance since aging out of their policies. From Wordnik.com. [Arianna Huffington Sees A 'Third World America'] Reference
Insurgents hit the complex only sporadically, at night, and usually missed important targets. From Wordnik.com. [Iraq's Oil Bust] Reference
Over the past several months, I have encountered both "vultures" and "sparrows" sporadically. From Wordnik.com. [Troy Roness: PBS's 'This Emotional Life': Finding Your Support Structure] Reference
He attended school in his native Malawi only sporadically, when his failing health allowed it. From Wordnik.com. [Cathleen Falsani: Anam Cara : Praying for Our Kids and Their 'Soul Friends'] Reference
He began sporadically hosting bug dinner parties, gatherings of friends and friends of friends. From Wordnik.com. [Would You Like Flies With That? Bug Eaters Try to Get Some Buzz] Reference
Provisions in a prenuptial agreement touching on religious upbringing are only sporadically upheld. From Wordnik.com. [Steve Lake: When the Vows Break: Clinton Marriage and Legal Matters of Faith] Reference
She made music for nearly two decades, releasing albums sporadically before she won a Grammy in 1998. From Wordnik.com. [Lonesome Lucinda Williams Heads 'West'] Reference
"They evaluate if someone is ill or a recreational user, if a person uses sporadically," says Vasconselos. From Wordnik.com. [What Britain could learn from Portugal's drugs policy] Reference
Horowitz disappeared from the concert stage for a dozen years in 1953 and appeared only sporadically after that. From Wordnik.com. [Horowitz Rediscovered At Carnegie Hall] Reference
It is unlikely such a proposal, which has been made sporadically over the years by economists, will gain traction. From Wordnik.com. [IMF Warns Countries of Debt Risks, Dismisses Idea of Greek Default] Reference
And, you know, it didn't work that well but, you know, we became friends and started working together sporadically on things. From Wordnik.com. [Kings Go Forth: Bringing Back Soul] Reference
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