sporadic appearances

collocation in English

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sporadic
adjective
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/spəˈræd.ɪk/us
/spəˈræd.ɪk/
happening sometimes; not regular ...
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appearance
noun
uk
/əˈpɪə.rəns/us
/əˈpɪr.əns/
an occasion when someone appears ...
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(Definition ofsporadicandappearancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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His sporadic appearances allowed him to try other work and avoid being typecast.
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Nate would then have a few sporadic appearances from late 2005 to 2008.
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Subsequently, he continued making sporadic appearances for the company, including a brief stay in 2007.
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Playing over five sporadic appearances between 1905 and 1919, he was a middle-order right-hand batsman.
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He made sporadic appearances over the next two seasons as the club regained its top flight status.
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Besides, sporadic appearances in movies, he restarted working in theatre in 2000.
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This instability essentially kept the band on an amateur level, making sporadic appearances in festival concerts.
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She appeared in the first strip of the series in 1983, but has made sporadic appearances between then and the mid-1990s.
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As with the pilot, the focus was on the six core members of the gang, with the other six members making very sporadic appearances.
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She retired from films in 1947 but made sporadic appearances over the next few decades.
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To this day though, he still makes sporadic appearances in various cars on historic rallies and at motorsports events.
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After sporadic appearances in the first season, she was promoted to a series regular in the second.
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He made sporadic appearances as a substitute between those times.
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Howell played in 17 games in 2007, mainly playing on special teams with sporadic appearances on offence.
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Abe continues to make sporadic appearances under the character.
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He appeared regularly from 1980 to 1986, while continuing to make sporadic appearances into the 1990s, with his final appearance in the comic coming in 1999.
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Eusbio played for two seasons with their youth team, while he made sporadic appearances in the senior team.
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Heenan is still involved in wrestling on a limited basis, giving interviews and making sporadic appearances.
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Dave returned in 1966 and made sporadic appearances for the next ten years.
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Bissell appeared as a guest star in many dramatic television series that aired between the early 1950s and the mid-1970s, with more sporadic appearances after that.
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