How to Use rare breed in a Sentence

rare breed

noun
  • Kathryn Bloom was among that rare breed.
    — Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
  • What was once a rare breed has become more commonplace.
    — Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Ski-in/ski-out chalets in the alpine wonderland of Val d’Isère are a rare breed.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 15 Jan. 2026
  • According to Yip, true crypto tax accountants remain a rare breed.
    — Jason Brett, Forbes.com, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Researchers studying pollen’s usefulness to people are a rare breed, Csaba says.
    — Sandy Ong, JSTOR Daily, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Known for their distinctive appearance and sweet disposition, Lambkins are a rare breed.
    — Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
  • Today, single-camera is the norm, characters talk to the camera way too often, and yet live-action family sitcoms are a rare breed.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Author and actor Dubac belongs to a rare breed of humorists who make comedy smart and tragedy funny, according to a news release.
    — Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Author and actor Dubac belongs to a rare breed of humorists who make comedy smart and tragedy funny, according to a news release.
    — News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Kubiak and Janocko see a combination of the two archetypes in Bowers, a rare breed of tight end who can operate both inside and outside the box.
    — Sam Warren, New York Times, 2 June 2026
  • Giga coasters are a rare breed with only six in existence, according to Roller Coaster Database.
    — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 19 June 2026
  • Out-of-state domestic enrollment at large flagship universities has held steady, but international freshmen have become a rare breed.
    — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 20 June 2026
  • For the first time in decades, the captains abandon familiar fishing grounds to chase a rare breed of Red King Crab lurking in the frozen waters of the far North.
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Taken in the fourth round, both players offer a rare breed of versatility that already has coach Jeff Hafley’s defensive mind percolating.
    — Miami Herald, 1 May 2026
  • But the sweet and shaggy regular-people movie — more a province of the 1970s, always one that required a little hunting down — is a particularly rare breed.
    — Jake Coyle, Boston Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
  • As a Director General who hasn’t previously worked for the BBC, Brittin is a rare breed.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 18 May 2026
  • Kirino was born in 1951 and quickly established a reputation in her country as one of a rare breed of mystery writers whose work goes well beyond the conventional crime novel.
    — Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Start with some Flaggy Shore oysters from County Clare and move on to the extensive steak menu, which runs the gamut of cuts sourced from small producers the length and breadth of Ireland including rare breed meat from The Burren.
    — Aoife O'Riordain, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Nov. 2025
  • According to Futurpreneur, Canada's national non-profit for young entrepreneurs and a BDC partner, young adults under 40 make up 45% of the working-age population but lead only 16% of small and medium enterprises — making self-starting founders like Sachs and Lande a rare breed.
    — Karl Moore, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026

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