How to Use off and on in a Sentence
off and on
adverb
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The life-changing, meme-able fights off and on the field.
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Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2022
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But off and on the horror would force its way to the surface.
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Time,
22 Jan. 2020
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Adding to the fun, the lights are going off and on, much to Stone’s delight.
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Stephen Rodrick,
Variety,
21 Feb. 2024
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Keys joined the Stones in the late 1960s and was with them off and on over the following decades.
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Vanessa Etienne,
PEOPLE.com,
18 Dec. 2021
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Her right calf bothered her off and on at the start of the season.
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Kent Youngblood,
Star Tribune,
17 Sep. 2020
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The rest of the week will be unsettled with off and on rain and storm chances through the week.
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Dallas News,
30 May 2021
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The Cascades are likely to see snow, off and on, for the next few days.
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oregonlive,
10 Dec. 2020
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Tutankhamun has been a pop star for 100 years, off and on.
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John Anderson,
WSJ,
22 Nov. 2022
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The keeper trained off and on with the Lions throughout the past week.
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Julia Poe,
orlandosentinel.com,
5 Sep. 2021
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None of that accounts for Miles Davis, who has been hurt off and on for the last month.
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Kevin Reynolds,
The Salt Lake Tribune,
18 Nov. 2022
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Lutz has been in the wine industry off and on since 1981.
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Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive,
oregonlive,
7 Feb. 2022
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Remy has lived at the hotel off and on for about a year.
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Lavendrick Smith,
Dallas News,
11 Mar. 2020
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McWilliams, 33, has been homeless off and on for half her life.
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Los Angeles Times,
22 Aug. 2022
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The mandate has been in place off and on since last summer.
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Fox News,
4 Apr. 2021
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The United Kingdom had been at it, off and on, since 1799.
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Joseph Thorndike,
Forbes,
3 Sep. 2024
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Dana Littlefield, you and I have talked about this off and on over the years.
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San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Aug. 2022
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Szabo, 44, has worked at City Hall off and on over two decades.
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David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
5 May 2021
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The transportation audit has been in the works off and on since at least 2020.
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Dallas News,
23 May 2022
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The state has discussed proposals to buy the prison off and on for more than a decade.
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Mike Cason | McAson@al.com,
al,
21 Dec. 2021
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Saturday will be a bit damp with off and on rain chances through the day.
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Todd Nelson,
Star Tribune,
26 Mar. 2021
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The dad said his son has struggled with heroin use off and on for a decade.
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John Benson,
cleveland,
8 Sep. 2021
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Most of the lights jumped back on, then flipped off and on again a few minutes later.
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Tom Noie,
The Indianapolis Star,
22 Mar. 2021
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In the shallows, set your dog on the craft and lead her to practice getting off and on again.
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Sal Vaglica,
WSJ,
2 Oct. 2020
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The younger Bigman worked off and on at the plant for 30 years as an electrician and welder.
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Zak Podmore,
The Salt Lake Tribune,
19 Dec. 2020
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His dad’s declining health has been a part of DeRozan’s life off and on for the past three years.
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Jeff McDonald,
San Antonio Express-News,
14 Mar. 2021
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The carving was worked on off and on over the years, but it wasn't finished until 1970.
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Theresa Waldrop,
CNN,
30 May 2021
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This group of guests has been coming to the resort off and on over the past 50 years, and this is a reunion of sorts.
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Hugh Garvey,
Sunset Magazine,
6 Nov. 2023
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Today will be cold and dreary with off and on rain throughout the day and evening.
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Dallas News,
22 Jan. 2020
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Culture is not something that can be turned off and on again.
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Robynne Sisco,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2021
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Residents will say farewell to longtime Councilmember Joyce Clark, who has been a city leader off and on for three decades.
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Shawn Raymundo,
The Arizona Republic,
8 July 2024
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