plural rarities
1
: the quality, state, or fact of being rare
2
: one that is rare
Examples of rarity in a Sentence
In most sports, athletes over the age of 50 are rarities.
Snow is a rarity in this part of the world.
He is selling most of his collection, keeping only the real rarities.
The rarity of the disease makes it difficult to diagnose.
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Tuesday's launch was a relative rarity for SpaceX these days — a mission that wasn't devoted to building out the company's giant Starlink broadband megaconstellation.
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Mike Wall, Space.com, 10 Mar. 2026
The simple physical sense of being in the world, two men, father and son, seated at a table in a quiet New York restaurant, only the dim buzz of background noise, a rarity since the average establishment in the city blared music from overhead speakers.
—Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
One and a half songs on Further Down the Spiral are Aphex Twin rarities that bear no reference to The Downward Spiral.
—Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 7 Mar. 2026
Even rain, a rarity in a region that averages fewer than 20 days a year, has a habit of arriving during the tournament’s early-March window, occasionally bringing cold drizzle and delays.
—Douglas Robson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
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Mike Wall, Space.com, 10 Mar. 2026
The simple physical sense of being in the world, two men, father and son, seated at a table in a quiet New York restaurant, only the dim buzz of background noise, a rarity since the average establishment in the city blared music from overhead speakers.
—Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
One and a half songs on Further Down the Spiral are Aphex Twin rarities that bear no reference to The Downward Spiral.
—Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 7 Mar. 2026
Even rain, a rarity in a region that averages fewer than 20 days a year, has a habit of arriving during the tournament’s early-March window, occasionally bringing cold drizzle and delays.
—Douglas Robson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for rarity
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“Rarity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rarity. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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rarity
noun
rar·i·ty
ˈrar-ət-ē 
ˈrer-
plural rarities
1
: the quality, state, or fact of being rare
2
: someone or something rare
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