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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The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
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The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Even Sinner’s groundstroke attacks rarely knocked over the skittles in Alcaraz’s playground.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Amazon’s sale section is packed with stellar deals this month — including a few rarely-on-sale beauty tools that should be on your radar.
—Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
For most federal criminal and civil cases, these kinds of records are rarely made public.
—Julie K. Brown Miami Herald, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Rarely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rarely. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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rarely
adverb
rare·ly
ˈra(ə)r-lē 
ˈre(ə)r-
: not often : seldom
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