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very often

ADVERB
frequently
Synonyms
STRONGEST
again and again generally intermittently many times often periodically regularly time and again usually
STRONG
oft oftentimes ofttimes
WEAK
as a rule at regular intervals at short intervals at times by ordinary customarily every now and then habitually in many instances in quick succession many a time much not infrequently not seldom ordinarily over and over recurrently spasmodically successively thick and fast
Antonyms
STRONGEST
rarely seldom
WEAK
infrequently not much uncommonly

Example Sentences

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"It just felt like something that was quite wild and bold and something that, yeah, you don't hear of very often," she said.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

That means the S&P 500 was able to achieve a new record with only 2.4% of the index’s stocks at highs of their own, which isn’t something that happens very often.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 19, 2026

Social media platforms "act as editors through what they decide to show to their users, primarily through their feed. And very often, that includes harmful content and misinformation," said Saint Laurent.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

"This effect -- where you inject locally but see a systemic response -- that's not something seen very often in any clinical treatment," Ravetch notes.

From Science Daily • Mar. 16, 2026

I don’t hear it very often, but it’s always sort of this avalanche of ha-ha and ho-ho and hee-hee.

From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie