unfrequent

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The scene that ensued was of a character not unfrequent in low London districts, but none the less worthy of record.

From The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young by Various

He might have been somewhat slow of speech, but he was not slow to act whenever it came to a scuffle with poachers, and this last was not an unfrequent occurrence.

From From Squire to Squatter A Tale of the Old Land and the New by Stables, Gordon

Pictures of similar character are not unfrequent upon the ancient frescoes, and many of them are far more extravagant than this, exhibiting men dancing wildly, standing upon their heads, and riotously fighting.

From Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. by Parton, James

Though not born to support a military character, he gave sufficient proofs of his courage, not only in public tournaments, which were then not unfrequent in Italy, but also upon more trying occasions.

From The Life and Writings of Henry Fuseli, Volume I (of 3) by Knowles, John

It is not unfrequent, again, to hear the preceding fallacy stated in a somewhat different form.

From History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) by Lecky, William Edward Hartpole