How to Use infrequency in a Sentence

infrequency

noun
  • Perhaps that has something to do with the infrequency of success.
    — Bob Brookover, Philly.com, 16 July 2017
  • Two of the biggest triggers for dandruff flare-ups are stress and infrequency of hair washing.
    — Samantha Driscoll, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Nov. 2021
  • But their infrequency can make the process painful, Gago argues.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2022
  • If my youth is an indication, worse than infrequency of use is the purpose to which living rooms are put.
    — Mike Kerrigan, WSJ, 31 Jan. 2022
  • For awhile, Erin and I kept in touch, writing emails made all the more intense by their infrequency.
    — Eryn Loeb, Longreads, 9 Aug. 2019
  • What’s important, though, is that his career-best shooting wasn’t some fluke of infrequency.
    — Rob Mahoney, SI.com, 12 Sep. 2019
  • The infrequency of those dips speaks to how well Baltimore has played with Mullins on the roster.
    — Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 31 May 2023
  • The bigger issue is the infrequency at which the Oilers get power plays, a league-wide trend this season.
    — Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • And the infrequency with which the Sox used that lever under Bloom represents a surprise.
    — Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Sep. 2023
  • But the relative infrequency of sightings makes each and every one even more exciting.
    — Stefanie Waldek, AFAR Media, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The infrequency of balls put in play robs the game of some of its most exciting elements, including base stealing and standout defensive plays.
    — Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Mar. 2021
  • Dozier's lawyers argued that Nevada doesn't frequently apply the death penalty and that infrequency makes the state more at risk to make a mistake.
    — David Montero, latimes.com, 9 May 2018
  • However, such incidents are rare, and the deployment of such equipment should reflect such infrequency.
    — Bernard B. Kerik, Time, 8 Sep. 2017
  • Stevenson said the infrequency and unpredictable nature of meetings made planning difficult.
    — Anna Douglas and Michael Gordon and Steve Harrison, charlotteobserver, 25 Aug. 2017
  • Our news team created a timeline showing the growing intensity of pressure on Abbott and the infrequency of pardons by his office.
    — Manny Garcia, Austin American-Statesman, 7 Jan. 2024
  • The pandemic escalated the pricing on dining out and the infrequency of social interactions.
    — Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The infrequency of the Browns' visits to North Texas, as well as the team’s winning record (also infrequent), surely contribute to the rising ticket prices.
    — Dallas News, 1 Oct. 2020
  • But due to its relative infrequency in the West compared to other types, such as breast, cervical and colon cancer, the United States does not routinely screen for gastric cancer.
    — Angela Yang, NBC News, 17 Mar. 2023
  • The infrequency of the experience for us creates euphoria of apocalyptic proportions.
    — The New York Times Magazine, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2018
  • And no, the relative infrequency of such events compared to the 1940s hardly justifies the silence; what do people think has kept such perennial evil at bay all these years if not conscientious outspokenness?
    — Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Prosecutors and police work together on criminal cases and have traditionally been political allies, one reason for the infrequency of charges against officers.
    — Bob Egelko, SFChronicle.com, 17 Dec. 2020
  • Even though Hogan has been more lenient than any governor in a generation, the infrequency with which inmates recommended for release are granted freedom has criminal-justice activists agitating anew for change.
    — Arkansas Online, 1 Dec. 2019
  • At this point, the police killings of Black men in the US have tended to produce a sickening cycle of familiarity, from the infrequency with which officers are held accountable to the angry protests that follow.
    — Andy Meek, Forbes, 15 Apr. 2021
  • Even though Hogan has been more lenient than any governor in a generation, the infrequency with which inmates recommended for release are granted freedom has criminal justice reformers agitating anew for change.
    — Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2019
  • George's staff remember exactly how the Schertzes take their orders, and Ceballos-Schertz is even gifted a batch of turkey eggs, large brown eggs that taste similar to chicken eggs but are much rarer due to the infrequency in which turkeys lay eggs.
    — Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Nov. 2021
  • Robust insurance protections for bank deposits and the infrequency of bank failures afford security for account holders, making deposits safe even as the industry undergoes turmoil, experts told ABC News.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Historically, Bundibugyo has been perceived as much less of a risk than the Zaire and Sudan ebolaviruses, because of the infrequency of the outbreaks and because it is believed the case fatality rate for this virus is lower than for Zaire and Sudan ebolaviruses.
    — Helen Branswell, STAT, 17 May 2026
  • Essentially, the Dolphins at least temporarily have opted for F-1 and Miami Open over Super Bowls, a decision that can be justified from a financial standpoint because of the annual revenue generated by those two events compared to the infrequency of Super Bowls being awarded to one city.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 2 May 2026

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