How to Use episodic in a Sentence

episodic

adjective
  • And episodic shows need episodes.
    — Matthew Razak, Space.com, 4 Feb. 2026
  • That is the brilliance of how both of these sides work in episodic.
    — Okla Jones, Essence, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The show features a string of guest stars who come aboard for episodic tales.
    — J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2024
  • There’s no one-and-done episodic sendoff.
    — Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2025
  • This new modern-day, episodic take is a fun binge-watch with a lot of heart.
    — Dana Feldman, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
  • From this point the story becomes a bit more episodic.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 25 June 2026
  • Hinchey believed that the episodic format was primed for the big screen.
    — Michael Waters, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Apr. 2018
  • Strikes were common and there were episodic shortages of sundry items.
    — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 15 Dec. 2019
  • This premise would, on its face, seem to lend itself well to episodic drama.
    — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 16 Nov. 2021
  • Get 48 new cast photos, as well as episodic shots from the game.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Yet the spare and episodic encounters do take us to some tender places.
    — Alex Gilvarry, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2018
  • In a friends in the city yarn, onscreen or in print, a loose frame can abet episodic story-telling.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 25 June 2025
  • The Boys came out as a binge for season one but went episodic for season two.
    — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2021
  • The novel is episodic, with a tricky structure and a shambling kind of plot.
    — The New Yorker, 26 June 2024
  • This means earned media isn’t episodic anymore.
    — Stefan Pollack, Forbes.com, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Day-to-day episodic updates on social media helped to fill that void.
    — Maddie Mortell, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Dec. 2022
  • The new drugs are for patients with episodic or chronic migraines.
    — Sumathi Reddy, WSJ, 18 May 2018
  • The British tend not to overdo their episodic dramas; this one is four episodes.
    — Nathan Paige, cleveland.com, 15 May 2017
  • Branton had never been this far north and, at first, the episodic fog surprised her.
    — Globe Columnist, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Feb. 2023
  • The video is shot in an episodic manner, though the brand has yet to reveal quite how many episodes there will be.
    — Avery Matera, Teen Vogue, 18 Oct. 2017
  • But even there, the episodic storytelling helps, as the show rarely gets bogged down for long by angst or despair.
    — Zack Handlen, Variety, 2 May 2022
  • These days, Huang says that this fluid mindset is daily and not episodic.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 June 2025
  • They’d be paid on an episodic basis for 24 episodes over a 40-week schedule.
    — Wendy Leestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2023
  • In addition to the episodic narrative, the show works well thanks to its standout cast.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Still, the ensemble works, and even with its episodic nature the movie gets by on sheer energy.
    — Brian Lowry, CNN, 5 Apr. 2018
  • The show has now reached its halfway episodic release with five episodes left to go including the finale.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2025
  • That kind of episodic drama wasn’t a good fit for a single article, which would need to be short and focused.
    — Amanda Taub, New York Times, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Be sure to follow me on this blog for all my episodic TV reviews, game reviews and more.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes, 5 May 2022
  • The rhythms may be episodic, but the ambience could hardly be more Assayesque.
    — Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2022
  • This year, the film and episodic slate includes 94 (or 97%) world premieres.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 10 Dec. 2025

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