How to Use infrequent in a Sentence
infrequent
adjective- We made infrequent stops along the way.
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My use over the past two decades has, in fact, been quite infrequent.
—Joey Morona, cleveland.com, 15 Mar. 2018
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For most of that time, the spells were infrequent, maybe once a month.
—New York Times, 31 Mar. 2022
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But this year the long ball has been too infrequent up and down the lineup.
—Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 July 2021
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Many of us feel our social skills are still rusty from a year of infrequent use.
—BostonGlobe.com, 22 Aug. 2021
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But those moments are infrequent for most of us.
—Marisa McMillan, Outside, 14 Mar. 2026
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But there are few transit routes to these jobs, and those that do run are infrequent.
—Janet Moore, Star Tribune, 9 Sep. 2020
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All of which can be hard to pick up over Zoom, patchy phone calls, or infrequent emails.
—Forbes, 21 June 2021
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That learning process has been too slow and too infrequent this season.
—Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Nov. 2021
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Like with fruit trees, deep, infrequent watering is the way to go.
—Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
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Now, telescopes are just a small corner of the store, and sales are infrequent.
—Eric Bangeman – Jun 4, ArsTechnica, 4 June 2025
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Days when the lights turned on were so infrequent that they were treated as holidays.
—Kennett Werner, NBC News, 26 Feb. 2018
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Options like these often lead to infrequent use.
—Kelley Bruss, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026
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This is for infrequent use, though, like a neighbor going on a one-off grocery run.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 13 June 2025
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With infrequent use, cleaning once a month should be sufficient most of the time.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
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Moab is a high desert that gets infrequent rain—hence the sparse vegetation.
—Kelly Bastone, Outside Online, 25 Oct. 2022
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But with busy schedules and the dramatic ramp-up of miles, the checks were infrequent.
—Lauren Smiley, Wired, 8 Mar. 2022
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But the shoe is too good, and trail races are too infrequent, to not wear it for everyday outings.
—Outside, 9 Dec. 2025
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History tells us goalie trades have been infrequent over the years, and ones that pay off are even rarer.
—Jeremy Rutherford, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
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As a result, sales are strategic and infrequent.
—Shimon Shkury, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
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But overall, falls are infrequent and most racers get back on their bikes and make it over the finish line.
—David Allan, CNN, 20 Oct. 2017
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Bear sightings are infrequent but not unheard of in the region.
—Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 15 Sep. 2020
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Injuries and infrequent major-league stints dimmed hype around the former first-round pick.
—Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 May 2022
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Many lots see infrequent use at sporting arenas, malls or offices.
—Aya Diab, Fortune, 23 May 2026
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So, researchers have to work hard to get their equipment to the right place to capture these short, infrequent events.
—Christopher Palma, The Conversation, 4 Aug. 2025
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But the events at the Autry were too infrequent to nurture a sense of belonging.
—Renée Reizman, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2024
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But even in a genre that deals with fairies and dragons, characters of color are still infrequent.
—Marina E. Franco (noticias Telemundo For Axios), Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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My husband has been gone 10 years and big family meals are infrequent in my home.
—Ann Maloney, NOLA.com, 2 June 2017
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Fires were once infrequent in the Mojave Desert and smaller in size.
—Liz Kreutz, NBC News, 13 Dec. 2023
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Sam’s family had tried to stay in touch with him, but his responses to their calls and texts grew infrequent.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 8 Mar. 2025
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