Literary notes about frequent (AI summary)
The term “frequent” is deployed in literature to convey the idea of something occurring regularly or habitually, and its usage spans a wide range of contexts. Authors use it to describe repeated actions or visits, as seen when characters are noted for their regular appearances at certain places ([1], [2], [3]), and it is also employed to denote natural phenomena or recurring events, such as persistent weather patterns or architectural features ([4], [5], [6]). In some instances, the word highlights patterns in behavior—whether it’s the regularity of medical symptoms ([7], [8]), the recurrence of social interactions or conflicts ([9], [10]), or even stylistic repetitions in writing ([11], [12]). Overall, “frequent” enriches descriptions by emphasizing regularity, habitual occurrence, or consistency, adding nuance to both narrative and technical discourse ([13], [14]).
- I never was a frequent visitor at his house, and he appreciated my delicacy.
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova - “There are a few of us who frequent the ‘Alpha Inn,’ near the Museum—we are to be found in the Museum itself during the day, you understand.
— from Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle - This young gentleman no sooner set eyes on Aglaya than he became a frequent visitor at the house.
— from The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoyevsky - They were so called from the frequent thunderstorms with which they were visited.
— from The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 1 (of 6) by the Elder Pliny - when we struck the river; the wind blew a storm from N. E. accompanyed by frequent showers of rain; we were wet and very could.
— from The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 by William Clark and Meriwether Lewis - Solid walls of stone covered with stucco, and strengthened at frequent intervals by towers, surround the terrace.
— from The Moors in Spain by Stanley Lane-Poole - Fatty degeneration of the muscle is frequent, brown atrophy exceptional.
— from Scurvy, Past and Present by Alfred F. Hess - In beriberi, Andrews observed frequent congestion of the spleen and also a loss of normal markings.
— from Scurvy, Past and Present by Alfred F. Hess - The commission of this crime grows more frequent every year.
— from Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases by Ida B. Wells-Barnett - Hence, she must be engaged in frequent controversies, the causes of which are essentially foreign to our concerns.
— from Democracy in America — Volume 1 by Alexis de Tocqueville - The clumsiness of the style is exhibited in frequent mannerisms and repetitions.
— from Laws by Plato - but that He could not help seeing that The too frequent use of but as a conjunction leads to the fault discussed under Rule 14 .
— from The Elements of Style by William Strunk - Frequent bathing, careful attention to the teeth, nails, ears, and hair, are indispensable to a finished toilette.
— from The Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness by Cecil B. Hartley - As the season for active operations advances, his utterances are more frequent and urgent.
— from The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 by A. T. Mahan
