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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At the other extreme are celebrity mega-rings that are enormous but rarely distinctive.
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Malaika Crawford, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2025
Sumrall’s focus shifts to turning around a Florida Gators program with a ton of potential but one that has rarely fulfilled it since Urban Meyer stepped down after the 2010 season.
—The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2025
They are rarely found outside of the Philippines.
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Such collisions are rarely observed but their debris can appear in direct imaging.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 20 Dec. 2025
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Malaika Crawford, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2025
Sumrall’s focus shifts to turning around a Florida Gators program with a ton of potential but one that has rarely fulfilled it since Urban Meyer stepped down after the 2010 season.
—The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2025
They are rarely found outside of the Philippines.
—Nora Walsh, Travel + Leisure, 21 Dec. 2025
Such collisions are rarely observed but their debris can appear in direct imaging.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 20 Dec. 2025
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“Rarely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rarely. Accessed 26 Dec. 2025.
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rarely
adverb
rare·ly
ˈra(ə)r-lē 
ˈre(ə)r-
: not often : seldom
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