rarity
Example Sentences
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Christie’s contemporary art specialist Johanna Flaum said the rarity of the now-coveted series “makes them most sought after.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
A hearing like this, in which the nominee has recently joked about an assault on the committee chairman, is a rarity.
From Slate • Mar. 18, 2026
The jury concluded: "The rarity of the disease and unusual presentation led to a difficulty in reaching a diagnosis but this did not affect the outcome."
From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026
Those attacks were a Gulf rarity at the time.
From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026
He was wearing his black master’s robes, which was something of a rarity.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
Vocabulary lists containing rarity
"My Last Duchess" by Robert Browning
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"The Tempest," Vocabulary from Acts 1 and 2
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