seldom
Example Sentences
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Bombs without boots are seldom primed to have strategic impact.
Duvall seldom played leading men, but Mac Sledge, in “Tender Mercies,” was a notable breakthrough.
From Los Angeles Times
In his seven-figure Olympian existence, we can step out of our solitary pining into an enviable characterization, one that is seldom offered to characters that look and love like us.
From Salon
For these survivors—the grandmothers and great-grandmothers who populate many romantic fantasies—“Italy” seldom meant idyllic country vistas and cardiologists’ dream culinary joys.
And when she did, it was seldom pleasant.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
