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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With the last night of Hanukkah and Christmas Eve falling on the same day this year – something that rarely happens – the reverend and rabbi choose to offer a joint service for their congregations.
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Dec. 2025
Their offense has rarely topped 20 points this season and has struggled to sustain consistency.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
These two teams have rarely been good at the same time over the past two decades.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 7 Dec. 2025
Bringing an older program onto a newer streaming service is rarely a seamless process.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 6 Dec. 2025
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Dec. 2025
Their offense has rarely topped 20 points this season and has struggled to sustain consistency.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
These two teams have rarely been good at the same time over the past two decades.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 7 Dec. 2025
Bringing an older program onto a newer streaming service is rarely a seamless process.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 6 Dec. 2025
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“Rarely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rarely. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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rarely
adverb
rare·ly
ˈra(ə)r-lē 
ˈre(ə)r-
: not often : seldom
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