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

Anthropic’s $20-a-month Pro plan was sufficient, though a few times, I needed to wait a couple of hours for my usage limits to reset.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

That milestone has only been hit a few times since 2009, the earliest year in which the firm has data available.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

He did attend a prizefight one night and went to a local nightclub a few times, but his heart and interest weren’t in it.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

a few times

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