plural rarities
1
: the quality, state, or fact of being rare
2
: one that is rare
Examples of rarity in a Sentence
In most sports, athletes over the age of 50 are rarities.
Snow is a rarity in this part of the world.
He is selling most of his collection, keeping only the real rarities.
The rarity of the disease makes it difficult to diagnose.
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Those are rarities throughout the last 6,000 years of recorded history.
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James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2025
That is the point, as MSNBC for the first time builds out its own news division, a rarity for linear TV these days, while retaining a lineup of primetime progressive hosts.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 5 May 2025
One place to find this rarity is on dry, sandy soils in northeastern Illinois, for example, at Illinois Beach State Park.
—Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025
The Woody Guthrie classic was a regular part of Springsteen’s live show in the Eighties, but it’s become a rarity these days.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 27 Apr. 2025
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James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2025
That is the point, as MSNBC for the first time builds out its own news division, a rarity for linear TV these days, while retaining a lineup of primetime progressive hosts.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 5 May 2025
One place to find this rarity is on dry, sandy soils in northeastern Illinois, for example, at Illinois Beach State Park.
—Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025
The Woody Guthrie classic was a regular part of Springsteen’s live show in the Eighties, but it’s become a rarity these days.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 27 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rarity
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“Rarity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rarity. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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rarity
noun
rar·i·ty
ˈrar-ət-ē 
ˈrer-
plural rarities
1
: the quality, state, or fact of being rare
2
: someone or something rare
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