very occasionally
idiom
: not at all often : rarely
Very occasionally, she will have a glass of wine.
Examples of very occasionally in a Sentence
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But sometimes, very occasionally, a product will come along that justifies its somewhat eye-popping price tag.
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Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 22 Apr. 2025
Flags are only very occasionally lowered for non-Americans, such as to mark the death of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill in 1965, Pope John Paul II in 2005, and Queen Elizabeth II in 2022.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
Rapper Travis Scott, who was supposed to topline the fest in 2020 before Covid knocked out that edition, closed the night out, performing on the B-stage in the middle of the crowd flanked by flames and backed very occasionally by a massive horn section half-a-mile-away on the actual stage.
—Jeff Miller, HollywoodReporter, 13 Apr. 2025
These days, Chief Justice Roberts said in 2019, the justices have to take pains to applaud only very occasionally.
—Adam Liptak, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2025
Hackman retired from acting in 2004, choosing to leave Hollywood for a quiet life with his wife Betsy Arakawa in Santa Fe, New Mexico, writing novels and very occasionally speaking to the media to look back on his career.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Only very occasionally did Lynch find ideas in the outside world.
—Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2025
Dogs do it very occasionally, but that's one of Bing's resting positions.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 6 Sep. 2024
Prior to 2023, Spanish titles only screened very occasionally at the market.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 19 Feb. 2023
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Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 22 Apr. 2025
Flags are only very occasionally lowered for non-Americans, such as to mark the death of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill in 1965, Pope John Paul II in 2005, and Queen Elizabeth II in 2022.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
Rapper Travis Scott, who was supposed to topline the fest in 2020 before Covid knocked out that edition, closed the night out, performing on the B-stage in the middle of the crowd flanked by flames and backed very occasionally by a massive horn section half-a-mile-away on the actual stage.
—Jeff Miller, HollywoodReporter, 13 Apr. 2025
These days, Chief Justice Roberts said in 2019, the justices have to take pains to applaud only very occasionally.
—Adam Liptak, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2025
Hackman retired from acting in 2004, choosing to leave Hollywood for a quiet life with his wife Betsy Arakawa in Santa Fe, New Mexico, writing novels and very occasionally speaking to the media to look back on his career.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Only very occasionally did Lynch find ideas in the outside world.
—Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2025
Dogs do it very occasionally, but that's one of Bing's resting positions.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 6 Sep. 2024
Prior to 2023, Spanish titles only screened very occasionally at the market.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 19 Feb. 2023
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“Very occasionally.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/very%20occasionally. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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