very seldom

Example Sentences

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“Markets very seldom even try to predict important change,” he said in a recent paper that debated the value of AI stocks, and broader market valuations, with his longtime associate Edward Chancellor.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

He very seldom missed football matches and we needed John to play every single one of those games.

From BBC • Dec. 25, 2025

“I very seldom get good parts offered me now,” he said in 2004.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2025

“At 2 a.m., the subways came by very seldom, so we’d get home at 4 a.m., something like that. But we didn’t care. We had to go. We had to go hear the music.”

From New York Times • Apr. 9, 2024

Kira saw ice very seldom, only occasionally in the very coldest months when sleet struck the village, breaking tree branches, and the river froze near its banks.

From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry