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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No penalty was called and Rust, who rarely shows any emotion in the direction of officials, merely sat on the ice for a moment staring down the referee.
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Josh Yohe, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Unlike mosquitoes and flies that can carry diseases, most spiders rarely transmit communicable diseases to humans.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2025
Unfortunately, movies like Real Women Have Curves come around very infrequently and rarely, and maybe that's part of the problem.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Oct. 2025
As people stuck in the middle of a house move or a home renovation will know, things rarely run to schedule.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2025
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Josh Yohe, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Unlike mosquitoes and flies that can carry diseases, most spiders rarely transmit communicable diseases to humans.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2025
Unfortunately, movies like Real Women Have Curves come around very infrequently and rarely, and maybe that's part of the problem.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Oct. 2025
As people stuck in the middle of a house move or a home renovation will know, things rarely run to schedule.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2025
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“Rarely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rarely. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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rarely
adverb
rare·ly
ˈra(ə)r-lē 
ˈre(ə)r-
: not often : seldom
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