How to Use rare in a Sentence

rare

adjective
  • Swift fans cheered the rare glimpse of the celebrity couple’s home life.
    Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2024
  • In the past two months, rocket fire from Gaza has become rare.
    Hazem Balousha, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The idea rests on the notion that black swans are very rare in nature, with nearly all of the birds white.
    The Arizona Republic, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Here’s a second chance to own one of the rarest Lamborghinis of the last decade.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Sitting down and watching a movie is very rare for them.
    Jack Dunn, Variety, 2 May 2024
  • Is that a pretty rare thing to keep a cast text or email going for that long?
    Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2024
  • But what if the stars aligned to produce the rare date with its numbers lined up in order?
    Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2023
  • Pulling another of the rare James cards allowed the brothers to compare the new one to No. 44.
    Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024
  • The rare discovery of the Neanderthal skull came from an Iraqi cave where the species was known to lay their dead to rest.
    Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 2 May 2024
  • Buckle up and keep reading to find out more about these rare discounts — and get ready for the best hair of your life.
    Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 29 Oct. 2023
  • The problem is, prairie dogs are almost as rare as ferrets in the Southwest.
    Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Place each lamb chop on the grates and grill on medium high heat for about 2 minutes on each side for medium rare.
    Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Aug. 2023
  • And the rarest and most sought after dolls of the moment are the first three Barbies that Mattel released in 1959.
    Wendy Grossman Kantor, Peoplemag, 28 July 2023
  • But attacks on the Ugandan side of the border are rare, thanks in part to the presence of an alpine brigade of Ugandan troops in the region.
    Rodney Muhumuza, Anchorage Daily News, 18 June 2023
  • The rare outing for Mary-Kate and Ashley is made even more rare with the addition of their younger sister.
    Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Take the 2019 Gravels, a rare Rhône blend by Newfound Wines using carignane and grenache grapes.
    Betsy Andrews, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2023
  • The rarest of all, often bottled in collectable glass, sell for hundreds of dollars apiece.
    Martha Irvine and Dar Yasin, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Nov. 2023
  • In other words, expect to find tons of high-end finishes, from marble to onyx and rare wood.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Dupree is in a rare position; not many on the roster have experienced or seen the things that Dupree has.
    Logan Stanley, The Arizona Republic, 2 Jan. 2024
  • Black passports, while more rare than red or blue, accomplish this best.
    Melanie Lieberman, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Maury Povich and Connie Chung are enjoying a rare date night out!
    Joelle Goldstein, Peoplemag, 16 Dec. 2023
  • Infections are rare, but health officials say those with open wounds, cuts or scrapes should stay out of the water.
    Chris Pandolfo, Fox News, 19 Aug. 2023
  • But as anyone who's ever watched franchise knows, receiving both the first and the last rose is pretty rare.
    Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 10 Nov. 2023
  • Bermuda is only 15 miles across, so landfalls are rare.
    Mary Gilbert, CNN, 5 Oct. 2023
  • The first use for these organoids could be for a rare condition in which babies are born with undeveloped lungs.
    Paolo De Coppi, TIME, 2 May 2024
  • Menopause is rare among animals—females of only six mammal species are known to go through it.
    Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Mar. 2024
  • An unusual lump in her neck turned out to be sarcoma, a rare cancer.
    Marisa Iati, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2024
  • During a total solar eclipse, which is a rare celestial event, the moon passes between the sun and Earth.
    Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2024
  • That evening, thousands of people risked arrest by taking to the streets in Moscow in a rare spontaneous protest.
    Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2024
  • But a total solar eclipse is a rare and stunning enough of an event that millions of people across the United States are going to want to do just that on April 8.
    Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2024

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