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a few times

ADVERB

seldom

Synonyms

STRONGEST

hardly occasionally rarely scarcely sometimes sporadically

WEAK

every now and then from time to time hardly ever in a few cases inhabitually irregularly little not often not very often on and off once in a blue moon once in a while scarcely ever semioccasionally uncommonly unoften unusually whimsically

Antonyms

STRONGEST

frequently regularly

WEAK

often usually

Example Sentences

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BellRing CEO Darcy Horn Davenport said in May that the company had raised prices a few times.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

These events have only happened a few times since 1950.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Deborah famously tried to muzzle Ava a few times, only to back off when she realized that by hurting her protégé, she was wounding herself.

From Salon • May 29, 2026

In the 1970s, most Americans got economic news a few times a day through newspapers, radio broadcasts, and nightly TV news.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

We’ve been over the plan a few times: go in, leash Mav with the leash I brought, and leave, “forgetting” to latch the door.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

a few times

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