rarely/seldom ever

idiom

: almost never : rarely

We seldom ever dine out these days.

She rarely ever drinks wine.

Note: Some people regard rarely ever and seldom ever as incorrect, but these phrases are common in speech and in informal writing.

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Ever wonder why the Jets have the NFL's longest playoff drought and haven't been to a Super Bowl in 55 years (and rarely ever even come close)? —

Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024 Buying gifts for friends and family is rarely ever easy — the trick is to find those rare items that are sure to be hits with just about everybody and anybody. —

Rebecca Martinson, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024 None made it onto the Ways and Means Committee, the powerful tax policy panel to which freshmen are rarely ever appointed. —

Andrew Solender, Axios, 13 Dec. 2024 Some hashtags used in posts from the network contained hashtags rarely ever posted by human users. —

Kevin Collier, NBC News, 16 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for rarely/seldom ever

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