Definition of intermittent | Bee Dictionary of English

Putin grudgingly reveals a few personal details between intermittent bites of food: He relaxes, he says, by listening to classical composers like Brahms, Mozart, Tchaikovsky.
Noah Baumbach thinks he's funny, though his intermittent gags fizzle painfully.
As far as anyone can tell, muscles don't need sleep, just intermittent periods of relaxation.

Traffic Alert: Utility Work Causing Delays on McIntire Road
Drivers can expect intermittent delays at the intersection of McIntire Road and Harris Street, as well as on McIntire near the 250 bypass Wednesday as utility work continues on gas pipelines.
June 12, 2013 - NBC 29 Charlottesville
Drivers coping with traffic snarls at Donkey Creek
Transportation: Intermittent backups on Austin Street during peak afternoon hours | Drivers in certain parts of Gig Harbor can be forgiven for being a little frustrated at times, given the road closures and detours necessitated by the city's Donkey Creek project.
June 12, 2013 - The Peninsula Gateway
McNaughton Bridge lane closures to begin next week
PEKIN, Ill. -- There will be intermittent daytime lane closures on the McNaughton Bridge (IL 9) over the Illinois River in Pekin during the weeks of June 17 and June 24.
June 12, 2013 - WEEK News 25 Central Illinois

Hoshyar Zebari in International Herald Tribune
There has been intermittent shelling, for instance, attacks, certain violations, minor violations on the border which we have documented and reported back to the Turkish side, but honestly we haven't seen any major operations along the border,...
Terry Francona in Boston Globe
Mikey Lowell's - with some intermittent starts - really swung the bat well,manager Terry Francona said. "Jason Bay looks like he's trying to get hot again. That's very welcome. When Jason gets hot, as you can see, it's not just singles. He...
Greg Kinnear in Calgary Herald
You tell studios you're going to make a movie about a guy who invented the intermittent windshield wiper -- not a lot of bites,Kinnear said.

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