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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Everything screams traditional workhorse, but Milton was rarely asked to handle a workhorse load for the talent-rich powerhouse program.
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Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2024
Such colorful, vivid examples rarely survive after nearly two centuries, especially the prints that involved paper flaps that lift up, meant to reflect complicated stage effects.
—Roger Catlin, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024
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Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2024
Such colorful, vivid examples rarely survive after nearly two centuries, especially the prints that involved paper flaps that lift up, meant to reflect complicated stage effects.
—Roger Catlin, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024
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“Rarely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rarely. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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rarely
adverb
rare·ly
ˈra(ə)r-lē 
ˈre(ə)r-
: not often : seldom
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