few and far between

phrase

: few in number and infrequently met : rare

Examples of few and far between in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Hero narratives are few and far between among leaders in Washington. — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

These white cliff climbers can be hunted in several Western states, but tags are few and far between. — Ron Spomer, Outdoor Life, 19 Aug. 2026

In states such as Kentucky, where coal, tobacco, and manufacturing have dried up, major private-sector employers are few and far between. — Bob Herman, STAT, 18 Aug. 2026

When Robert Stickgold, a professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, began to study sleep and dreams in the 1990s, scientists who studied dreams were few and far between. — Veronique Greenwood, Time, 18 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for few and far between

• acetylcysteine
• antisubmarine
• dichlorobenzene
• dimethylamine
• diphenylamine
• ethanolamine
• hydroxylamine
• isobutylene
• isoleucine
• mercaptopurine
• methylcholanthrene
• norepinephrine