How to Use intermittent in a Sentence

intermittent

adjective
  • The patient was having intermittent pains in his side.
  • The forecast is for intermittent rain.
  • Some of these claims may be true for long intermittent fasts.
    — The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Yet their courtship, which took place over the next six months, was intermittent.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 25 Feb. 2026
  • These intermittent dieters kept the weight off for the long term, too.
    — Jacqueline Andriakos, Health.com, 19 Mar. 2018
  • The intermittent dieters kept more of their weight off for the long-term, too.
    — Health.com, 19 Sep. 2017
  • While the service was great, my sleep was intermittent, which made the flight drag.
    — AFAR Media, 9 Oct. 2025
  • But intermittent use—up to four times per day for 72 hours at a time—is safe.
    — Sarah Bradley, Verywell Health, 30 Oct. 2023
  • That’s more than six months of intermittent buzzing and banging.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 8 Oct. 2022
  • Pelosi, for her part, has waved off the intermittent challenges.
    — David Wright, CNN, 5 Oct. 2017
  • But the tides continued to shift as the intermittent rain rolled in and the wind picked up.
    — Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026
  • The multi-use trail is open, but will see intermittent closures for bridge work.
    — Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Sep. 2022
  • There may be reasons why intermittent fasting is not for you.
    — Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Along the way are a number of intermittent creeks and campsites.
    — Robert Earle Howells, National Geographic, 12 June 2019
  • Most of the path winds along a ridge above Grey Lake with intermittent views back to the glacier.
    — Cassidy Randall, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2023
  • The boyfriend told police the child had fallen the day before and had an intermittent fever.
    — Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 Jan. 2022
  • The only other sounds were the intermittent chirping of the sbirds in the trees.
    — Jeff Duncan, NOLA.com, 27 Apr. 2018
  • It’s supposed to be rolling plains, prairies … with intermittent tree cover.
    — Julia James, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Because what was once a local birthright of sorts now has been rendered an intermittent bonus.
    — Kansas City Star, 8 Dec. 2025
  • The sun should still make intermittent appearances, but clouds help to keep it from being a scorcher.
    — David Streit, Washington Post, 29 June 2023
  • That would explain the intermittent touring stints in decades since.
    — Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 25 June 2026
  • This will be the trend for today, mostly cloud skies with some intermittent light showers.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2021
  • The crew had intermittent toilet trouble from the first day of the mission.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 1 May 2026
  • Most of the speedway lost power as intermittent lightning struck and rain fell.
    — Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 19 May 2024
  • But wind is intermittent, and on-shore wind farms can only be relied on for roughly one-third of that amount.
    — Jon Chesto, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Aug. 2022
  • The key to intermittent fasting is to eat earlier in the day and fast later in the day.
    — Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 1 Dec. 2025
  • Holmgren had to take intermittent breaks from the sport because of growing pains.
    — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 24 May 2025
  • This is in response to the letter to you about intermittent fasting.
    — cleveland.com, 12 Sep. 2019
  • Also, sorry about the whole crying all the time and intermittent hunger strikes.
    — Caleb Harris, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
  • In the footage, the sounds come on in waves, rattling through the valley in intermittent thunders.
    — Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025

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