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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Clashes over the war and domestic politics The relationship between both men was rarely cordial and often caustic.
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Tara John, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
But here's the brutal truth: External rewards—extrinsic motivators—rarely sustain us in the long run.
—Akin Akinpelu, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
But her images, which often contain jarring bursts of color, rarely appeared to outright represent these subjects.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 5 Nov. 2024
The Israeli military rarely comments on individual strikes.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Tara John, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
But here's the brutal truth: External rewards—extrinsic motivators—rarely sustain us in the long run.
—Akin Akinpelu, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
But her images, which often contain jarring bursts of color, rarely appeared to outright represent these subjects.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 5 Nov. 2024
The Israeli military rarely comments on individual strikes.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Rarely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rarely. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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rarely
adverb
rare·ly
ˈra(ə)r-lē 
ˈre(ə)r-
: not often : seldom
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