"occasional" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- Most enjoy an occasional flutter but never become addicted, others simply dislike gambling in any form.
- The only motion was an occasional flutter of the pencil in the crown prince's right hand as he made a notation.
- But underneath his stiff-necked bravado is terror, which Mr. Bardem conveys with his eyes and the occasional nervous flutter of his hands.
- Outside in the tecoma a bird was gassing around, talking to himself in low chirps, with an occasional brief flutter of wings.
- Here, he could see only the occasional flutter of movement, as the fearful denizens of the area tried to keep out of the way and out of trouble.
- The next twenty-two minutes passed in claustrophobic silence, punctuated only by the occasional flutter of sail canvas and the shouts of the leadsmen.
- Nothing moved across that gray sea, save the occasional flutter of ash, caught by a swirl of wind.
- Gideon, who was not a gambling man but would have an occasional flutter, had no strong opinions on the rights and wrongs of betting; his job was to maintain the law.
- The long evenings were like blond eternities - stifling and silent save for the occasional flutter of a wing or the scream of a passing bird.
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