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on-and-off

Definitions:

1. Adjective: Alternating between periods of activity and inactivity; sporadic or intermittent.

2. Adverb: Occasionally; from time to time.

Sample Sentences:

- Adjective: He had an on-and-off relationship with his girlfriend, breaking up and getting back together multiple times.

- Adjective: The city experienced on-and-off rain showers throughout the day.

- Adjective: John's on-and-off interest in learning the guitar led him to pick it up and put it down several times over the years.

- Adverb: Sarah would check her phone on-and-off to see if she had received any important messages.

- Adverb: They would visit their beach house on-and-off during the summer months.

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