Examples of rarely in a Sentence
She rarely talks about her past.
Rarely do we see this kind of weather in our area.
Only rarely is surgery necessary to treat this condition.
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Scaling Operations and Overcoming Challenges The path to success is rarely smooth, and Kochnev has faced numerous challenges along the way.
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Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
There is a tendency to expect gifted youngsters to either arrive fully formed or to develop on a linear path — the reality is rarely like that.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
Apple, which rarely says when updates will be released, has confirmed that the update will come in April—and there are other neat updates coming alongside.
—David Phelan, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Binnington stopped the final 20 shots from Team USA, and has to do some acrobatics in the process to allow McDavid to get his shot wide open in the slot, and No. 97 rarely misses the back of the net on those.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 21 Feb. 2025
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Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
There is a tendency to expect gifted youngsters to either arrive fully formed or to develop on a linear path — the reality is rarely like that.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
Apple, which rarely says when updates will be released, has confirmed that the update will come in April—and there are other neat updates coming alongside.
—David Phelan, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Binnington stopped the final 20 shots from Team USA, and has to do some acrobatics in the process to allow McDavid to get his shot wide open in the slot, and No. 97 rarely misses the back of the net on those.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Rarely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rarely. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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rarely
adverb
rare·ly
ˈra(ə)r-lē 
ˈre(ə)r-
: not often : seldom
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