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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.
Recent Examples of rarely from the Web
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High-energy light from distant sources rarely makes it to Earth, because photons are so reactive they get lost along the way.
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High-energy light from distant sources rarely makes it to Earth, because photons are so reactive they get lost along the way.
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The flights largely go unnoticed and the report of their data rarely makes headlines.
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Phytoplankton—tiny, plant-like organisms that live in the ocean—rarely make headlines.
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Though bump stocks rarely make an appearance in shootings, they were used to deadly effect by Stephen Paddock, who killed 58 people in Las Vegas last year.
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Shopping for rosés can be frustrating, because the degree of sweetness is the most relevant deciding factor but is rarely made plain on labels.
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For 100-mile races like the Ultra-Trail du Mont Blanc or Hardrock 100, which impose strict qualification requirements, the female percentage rarely makes it past 10 percent or 15 percent, respectively.
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These are developments that rarely make the news in the US but are vital to Beijing's aspirations to challenge American power.
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First Known Use of rarely
1549
rarely Synonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
frequently, oft, often, oftentimes (or ofttimes);
Near Antonyms
customarily, generally, habitually, ordinarily, routinely, usually;
always, constantly, continually, continuously, endlessly, eternally, ever, everlastingly, evermore, forever, invariably, perennially, perpetually, unceasingly;
Phrases
once in a blue moon;
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