How to Use rarely/seldom ever in a Sentence

rarely/seldom ever

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  • Madonna has rarely ever been one to shy away from the latter.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2023
  • The color purple is rarely ever found in foods that people drool over.
    — Pooja Krishna, Dallas News, 23 Nov. 2020
  • The clean beauty brand rarely ever discounts its products, so this is a pretty big deal.
    — Ariel Scotti, Forbes, 20 May 2021
  • Don't miss this chance to get it on sale, Yeti products are rarely ever discounted.
    — Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2023
  • Teams in need — Just about every team drafts pass rushers early because teams rarely ever have enough.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2025
  • Keep in mind that La Mer is a luxury brand that rarely ever goes on sale, so these discounts are huge wins.
    — Angela Trakoshis, Allure, 3 July 2023
  • Some hashtags used in posts from the network contained hashtags rarely ever posted by human users.
    — Kevin Collier, NBC News, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Both Eleanor and Park know first loves rarely ever last, but the 16-year-olds are more than willing to try.
    — Leah Campano, Seventeen, 14 Sep. 2022
  • The problem with potential is that people rarely ever live up to their potential.
    — Jesse Foreman, Forbes, 27 Apr. 2021
  • Given that there are rarely ever Lululemon sales, styles are sure to sell out quickly.
    — Alex Warner, PEOPLE.com, 25 Nov. 2021
  • Cannabis rarely ever kills someone, unlike alcohol and other drugs.
    — Richard A. Grucza, Scientific American, 11 Apr. 2022
  • Football is seldom ever just about sports, and that’s especially the case in this tournament.
    — Ben Sills, Fortune Europe, 15 July 2024
  • Buying gifts for friends and family is rarely ever easy — the trick is to find those rare items that are sure to be hits with just about everybody and anybody.
    — Rebecca Martinson, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Americans’ respect for Congress -- rarely ever high -- has been been in the dumps for a decade amid partisan strife.
    — Mike Dorning, Bloomberg.com, 22 Dec. 2020
  • Diarra hounds opponents at the perimeter, hungry for the ball, but rarely ever has the ball in his hand or directs the offense.
    — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 10 Jan. 2023
  • However, growth is supposed to be ugly and exhausting at times; healing is rarely ever a pretty process.
    — Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 23 May 2022
  • The program will last until Sunday, and there’s a lot of great folks from all over the continent to meet, which rarely ever happens.
    — C.j. Obasi, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Though traffic is rarely ever easy to navigate in the five boroughs, certain travel times are expected to be worse than others.
    — Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 22 May 2024
  • That type of historic season has Jeanty as a potential top-five pick despite running backs rarely ever going to that high in the draft.
    — Dj Siddiqi, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
  • The Dyson Corrale, our favorite luxury flat iron, is currently on sale—which rarely ever happens.
    — Condé Nast, WIRED, 12 July 2023
  • Installing a professional security system is rarely ever cheap, so why not save some money and opt for this smart camera instead?
    — Rebecca Martinson, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2023
  • The virus is rarely ever detected in AFM patients, even in their cerebrospinal fluid, for instance.
    — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 13 Sep. 2022
  • There were reports of ongoing feuds between the stars, a workhorse mentality that had the stars rarely ever taking a break, and sadly, more tragic deaths to come.
    — Time, 18 Jan. 2023
  • Since owners Arielle and Christopher Moss swung open the doors in late 2020, their weekend lines have rarely ever died down.
    — Elazar Sontag, Bon Appétit, 27 June 2023
  • But it has rarely ever since been revived — on Broadway or elsewhere — partly due to its dangerous degree of difficulty.
    — Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2022
  • In an ideal scenario, the robot will pick up its order from point A and enjoy a nice ride down an empty sidewalk or bike lane on a clear, sunny day to point B. The real world, however, rarely ever matches such a scenario.
    — Roland Polzin, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023
  • The man described living in fear and said guests were rarely ever permitted in the house, WVIT reported.
    — Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2025
  • The establishment of these nursing homes also helped put less strain on the state's hospital system, which rarely ever ran the risk of reaching full capacity.
    — Joseph Simonson, Washington Examiner, 17 Feb. 2021
  • And while straight players’ families were highlighted, there was rarely ever mention made of the significant others of players whose partners might not be men.
    — Frankie De La Cretaz, CNN, 19 May 2022
  • Swifties have rarely ever spared Taylor Swift‘s boyfriends from a solid Comedy Central-level roast.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2023

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