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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The problem is that overachievers are rarely the ones who push back.
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Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
In terms of entertainment, Cowell and his prison orchestra offered a combination of popular and classical music, rarely of the modernist kind.
—Angelica Frey, JSTOR Daily, 15 Jan. 2025
That said, Drew earned just one All-Star during his career and rarely reached his ceiling.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
Lately, though, red meat rarely appears on my plate.
—Chris Morocco, Bon Appétit, 15 Jan. 2025
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Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
In terms of entertainment, Cowell and his prison orchestra offered a combination of popular and classical music, rarely of the modernist kind.
—Angelica Frey, JSTOR Daily, 15 Jan. 2025
That said, Drew earned just one All-Star during his career and rarely reached his ceiling.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
Lately, though, red meat rarely appears on my plate.
—Chris Morocco, Bon Appétit, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Rarely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rarely. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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rarely
adverb
rare·ly
ˈra(ə)r-lē 
ˈre(ə)r-
: not often : seldom
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