Examples of rarely in a Sentence
She rarely talks about her past.
Rarely do we see this kind of weather in our area.
Only rarely is surgery necessary to treat this condition.
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Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Sep. 2025
Such secondary craters are rarely preserved on Earth, making Silverpit especially valuable.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2025
Zhang hopes Nighttime Sounds will use arthouse technique to convey the unspoken emotional lives of rural villagers — feelings rarely expressed even within their own communities, let alone to outsiders unfamiliar with China’s countryside.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
The family of four live a more private life in Florida and rarely share updates on social media or talk about the home invasion.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Rarely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rarely. Accessed 24 Sep. 2025.
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rarely
adverb
rare·ly
ˈra(ə)r-lē 
ˈre(ə)r-
: not often : seldom
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