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

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024