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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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 May 2026
Unlike his playboy brother and his socialite sister, he's rarely spotted around here.
—ABC News, 26 May 2026
Eric Ries, entrepreneur and author, says that corruption inside companies rarely begins with bad people or dramatic scandals.
—Harvard Business Review, 26 May 2026
The cysts are usually discovered in children 10 years old or younger and rarely found after a person reaches adulthood.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026
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“Rarely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rarely. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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rarely
adverb
rare·ly
ˈra(ə)r-lē 
ˈre(ə)r-
: not often : seldom
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