rarely
Example Sentences
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Rarely, though, has a member of the leadership team faced similar consequences.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 4, 2026
Rarely does history point so clearly to one outcome.
From Slate • Jun. 30, 2026
Rarely did her expression stray from a furrowed brow.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
Rarely can one film feel so observant of how our memories of a person and a time can change in the space between loving them and losing them.
From Salon • May 25, 2026
Rarely did it happen that everything was checked before he went home late at night, after making his final rounds through the clinic and TB hospital.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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Vocabulary lists containing rarely
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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Academic Vocabulary: Core Tier 2 Words, List 9
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Rosetta Stone's Essential Academic Vocabulary: Lesson 17
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