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not very often

ADVERB

seldom

Synonyms

STRONGEST

a few times 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 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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“It’s not very often that I agree with the governor, I mean, let’s just be honest,” Grove said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2024

PC Emma Swales, from the Derbyshire Police rural crime team, said: "It's not very often we get a conviction, let alone a sentence, so it's very positive for us. Derbyshire is a hotspot for this."

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2024

"We have detected explosions in that same area before, but not very often, not even every year," he said.

From Reuters • Oct. 25, 2022

“It's not very often you get to wake up and know you're a playoff team and a lottery team at the same time,” Thibault said.

From Washington Post • Aug. 12, 2022

I’d win an individual round every now and then, but not very often.

From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge

not very often

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