How to Use rarely in a Sentence

rarely

adverb

• 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.
• Leading this charge was Porter, the type of Dem that O.C. had rarely seen.
  — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2024
• Start with a club rarely used from the tee box, a 60-degree lob wedge.
  — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2023
• And in Hollywood, the phone rarely rings with good news.
  — Alex Convery, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2023
• Life is rarely this good, so don't let this day pass you by.
  — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2023
• This is a place that tries out new ideas all the time, and on a scale rarely seen anywhere else.
  — Laila Lalami, New York Times, 30 May 2023
• But the best part of sports is that things rarely go as planned, even in Formula 1.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 8 Mar. 2024
• The telecast’s targeted — but rarely met — length is three to three and a half hours.
  — Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Nov. 2023
• The temperatures around the base rarely dip below freezing, and a few of the caimans grew up.
  — Freda Kreier, New York Times, 24 Oct. 2023
• All this for a couple who admit they rarely—okay, fine, never!—cook.
  — ELLE Decor, 16 Aug. 2023
• While there are holders for cups, keys and even cell phones, there’s rarely a good place to put a purse or handbag.
  — Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 30 Sep. 2023
• That’s the type of action HomeVestors has told its franchises to take only rarely.
  — Propublica, Dallas News, 20 July 2023
• These rarely drop in price, and especially not this low.
  — Condé Nast, WIRED, 12 July 2023
• Offense is rarely an issue for UO, which is hitting .300 as a team on the season.
  — oregonlive, 2 June 2023
• My Oakie grandma made this every Christmas and there was rarely any left.
  — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2023
• The masks were an enormous icebreaker: even men rarely caught on a dance floor seemed happy.
  — Gloria Steinem, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2024
• In a frantic rush to tell us something about ourselves, these flicks rarely said anything at all.
  — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 June 2023
• One-third of the Black Sea fleet has been disabled or destroyed, and the remaining ships rarely venture into the western half of the sea.
  — Tim Lister and Victoria Butenko, CNN, 14 Feb. 2024
• That wasn’t the case Tuesday, The stops, after the first, rarely strung together with the teams trading baskets into the final minute.
  — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2024
• What’s more fascinating than why the event isn’t more well-known by the public is why the women that played in it have rarely spoken about it.
  — Stephen Saito, Variety, 8 Sep. 2023
• Class of 2026 guard Jacob Lanier rarely sat down during the game while hanging out with Montonati.
  — Richard Davenport, arkansasonline.com, 30 Nov. 2023
• Getting on the property ladder has rarely been tougher for first-time buyers.
  — Carol Ryan, WSJ, 23 Oct. 2023
• However, even in the very best hands, there are times when back surgery fails to improve symptoms, and rarely, symptoms can worsen.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 4 Aug. 2023
• While his actions rarely faced serious scrutiny, that is no longer the case.
  — Oliver Darcy, CNN, 3 Apr. 2024
• Gregory, the elder, is a loner who rarely talks to others, even his own parents.
  — Sarah Schutte, National Review, 21 Jan. 2024
• Boyd is 29 years old and the Bengals rarely give skill players a third contract, especially when at his age.
  — Kelsey Conway, The Enquirer, 4 Jan. 2024
• The female fish can grow to 24 inches, according to state park officials, while the male fish is rarely bigger than an inch.
  — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2023
• Al-Aly said this term is rarely used because the long-term outcomes of flu are typically overlooked.
  — Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 27 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024