How to Use rare in a Sentence

rare

adjective
  • That's very rare in this world.
    — Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
  • But those joys are rare these days.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Why should one own a rare book?
    — Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026
  • So rare as to be rarely let go.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
  • But rock climbers are very rare calls out at the lake.
    — Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 8 Oct. 2025
  • And that's rare to be able to go through the game like that.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Feb. 2026
  • And that is special and rare for me.
    — Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
  • But those mistakes must be very rare.
    — Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
  • This is, in fact, a very rare day off from any type of work.
    — Liam Hess, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2025
  • This type of tumor is rare in adults.
    — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
  • This matchup is rare for many reasons.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Finding even one species long thought gone is rare.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Sports still does something rare.
    — Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 14 Jan. 2026
  • What is the market like for rare books right now?
    — Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026
  • My sisters couldn’t go with me, which is very rare.
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The month begins and ends with a full moon, which is very rare.
    — Glamour, 25 Apr. 2026
  • But this was a rare miss from the Ant-Man.
    — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
  • Ethics complaints are rare in the House.
    — Caroline Cummings, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • So this is a rare chance to knock one more format off your punch card.
    — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
  • To find out more about the rare build, check out the full story here.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 18 June 2026
  • Snag them for a rare 25 percent off right now.
    — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 29 May 2026
  • For a teenager to earn a roster spot is rare.
    — Christopher Harris, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Missile strikes on Jerusalem have been rare in the past.
    — Arkansas Online, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Jim had an integrity that seems rare in this world.
    — Carl Kurlander, Deadline, 13 June 2026
  • There is an optimism in his voice that is rare these days.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
  • This suite of features gives it a rare niche in the market.
    — PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Kerr’s success is as rare as his candor.
    — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
  • But the charges are so rare that the state has no log of when they have been issued.
    — Jeff A. Chamer may 15, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2026
  • In a remote-first world, in-person work is rare.
    — Francois Botha, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • You guys don’t understand how rare this is.
    — Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026

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