Sentence examples of "at one time or another" in English
Every school kid has played hooky at one time or another.
Jeder Schüler hat irgendwann mal die Schule geschwänzt.
If anyone should phone, say I'll be back at one o'clock.
Sollte jemand anrufen, sage, ich sei ab eins wieder da.
Tom, this lumber, sat at one end of this sentence, while, too light to counterbalance him, on the other side, sat Mary.
Tom, dieses Schwergewicht, befand sich an einem Ende dieses Satzes, und am anderen Ende, wenn auch zu leicht, um als Gegengewicht zu dienen, befand sich Mary.
A lot of people buy lotteries dreaming of wealth at one stroke.
Sehr viele Menschen spielen Lotto mit dem Wunsch nach Reichtum über Nacht.
He raised the glass to his lips and drained it at one gulp.
Er hob das Glas an seine Lippen und leerte es in einem Zuge.
If anyone should phone, say I will be back at one o'clock.
Wenn jemand anruft, sag, dass ich um ein Uhr zurück bin.
It was difficult for a girl with her face and figure to make it across the dance floor without bumping, by only the purest of accidents, into one roué or another.
Für ein Mädchen mit ihrem Gesicht und ihrer Figur war es schwierig, über die Tanzfläche zu kommen ohne aus reinem Zufall mit dem einen oder anderen Wüstling zusammenzuprallen.
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