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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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Maslany: I think I have been light scammed a few times.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

This has happened a few times since the war began almost six weeks ago.

From Slate • May 7, 2026

It doesn’t matter if you live on the road or travel a few times a year, you’ve all got thoughts on things hotels could do better.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Just three months ago, Wall Street was hoping the Fed would cut borrowing costs a few times this year to drive down interest rates on mortgages, car loans and other big-ticket items.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

Anya blinked a few times, certain he wasn’t talking about her house.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

a few times

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