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rarely
adverb as in not often; exceptionally
Example Sentences
The “particularly dangerous situation” tag has traditionally been used by National Weather Service offices only rarely, when forecasters believed long-lived, strong and violent tornadoes were possible.
England enjoyed a brilliant home summer against New Zealand and Pakistan where they went unbeaten, but very rarely were they challenged.
He said Trump has often made alarming comments about disasters in the past, but they have rarely translated into action.
The visitors fought admirably with the ball, with fine economical efforts from Lauren Bell and Ecclestone, but Australia were rarely under scoreboard pressure after a batting innings that was littered with soft dismissals.
WWF describes them as solitary, elusive and nocturnal and rarely spotted by humans.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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