rarely
Example Sentences
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Its board meets in private and rarely issues public statements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
Whether it was because a threadbare backroom team was overworked, or England's overall attitude was not good enough, Smith was rarely seen doing the hard yards with the gloves on.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
She rarely speaks to strangers while browsing, but she never feels like an outsider.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
As Puck’s Leigh Ann Caldwell recently observed, he is seen as quiet and studious in the Senate, someone who rarely attends Washington social functions, who is professorial by nature.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
The Ophanim, with their many eyes and the thin outline of fire around them, were celestial beings who rarely bothered with such pedestrian things as nightclubs and concert halls.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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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