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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That first impulse to vent or demand immediate action is rarely your friend.
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Roller coasters and senior citizens are rarely a good match.
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The good news is that the fungus rarely infects the fruit.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Roller coasters and senior citizens are rarely a good match.
—Marianne Pizzitola, New York Daily News, 14 July 2025
That’s because big opening weekends are rarely a problem for comic book movies, especially ones anchored by a hero as universally recognizable as Superman.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 13 July 2025
The good news is that the fungus rarely infects the fruit.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 12 July 2025
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“Rarely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rarely. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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rarely
adverb
rare·ly
ˈra(ə)r-lē 
ˈre(ə)r-
: not often : seldom
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