1.Mr. Shepard was sitting in the attic’s leather recliner, rocking back and forth and sporadically tucking a long leg up under him.

2.Theatergoers attracted simply by lower prices are likely to only purchase tickets sporadically, according to a 2017 study by the Audience Agency in the U.K.

3.Mr. Pawley was still recording music, sporadically forming bands and playing shows.

4.CANNES, France — Before "Fruitvale Station," Michael B. Jordan was glimpsed sporadically in supporting roles on TV shows like "The Wire" and "Friday Night Lights," and in films like "Chronicle" and "Red Tails."

5.Now holding their parties sporadically and in more intimate surroundings, such as tonight's, a welcome new sense of excitement has emerged on the dancefloor.

6.Shearer, who appears in the film sporadically, carefully builds the case that the New Orleans levee system — built by the U.S.

7.As she describes Earth falling into environmental and political ruin, he responds sporadically with perfunctory expressions of concern.

8.Live reports from the battered island did pop up, albeit sporadically.

9.The company toured internationally, though sporadically, for 10 years.

10.What was really meant in most places was that we would elect people to govern us and sporadically renew or revoke their contracts.

大多数地方的真正含义是我们要选出人管理我们，偶尔更新或撤销他们的契约。

11.She advised, though, that moves should be done every five minutes for best results, not just sporadically throughout the day.

12.The sporadically enjoyable Creep and Severance had me thinking Christopher Smith was yet another just OK horror film director.

13.And though witty and sporadically insightful, it's muddled.

14.Unreconstructed hippies, if there are any left, should appreciate the nonjudgmental tone of the film, sporadically narrated by Mr. Ifans in a devil-may-care tone of blasé arrogance.

15.She worked in the curatorial ranks at the Museum of Modern Art, then began teaching at what is now Stony Brook University, while showing sporadically at galleries supporting underrepresented artists.

16.Exhibited sporadically over the course of her life, and almost exclusively in group shows, Hurtado has recently experienced a rise to fame that has been thrilling to witness — albeit maddening in its lateness.

17.Hearings were held on one proposal in 1966, but it floundered. Amendments have been reintroduced sporadically since then.

18.Claffey said there were many more stagehands represented by the union who work only sporadically.

19.Buffett and his band will play Sunday on the beach in Gulf Shores, Ala., which has been sporadically hit by oil for weeks.

20.“Jersey Shore” was doing what reality TV had previously done only sporadically: shine a light on a genuine, region-specific American subculture.