How to Use rarely in a Sentence

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  • She rarely talks about her past.
  • Rarely do we see this kind of weather in our area.
  • Only rarely is surgery necessary to treat this condition.
  • First drafts are rarely your best work.
    — Carmine Gallo, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • Cats are skilled climbers and rarely fall.
    — Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
  • That skill is rarely taught in a case study.
    — Stephanie Dillon, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Jaguars live in the park but are rarely seen.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 12 Jan. 2026
  • The Bills’ pass rush rarely closed.
    — The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Still, the mood in line rarely stays sour for long.
    — Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 13 Mar. 2026
  • But people rarely cook at this heat.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Our leads rarely put rubber to the road.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Free apps are rarely truly free.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Death was rarely mentioned in the morgue.
    — Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The costs are rarely mentioned in the press.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Thibodeau rarely let both stars sit at once.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
  • And Van Sant rarely said a word.
    — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2026
  • But only rarely was that how the words came out.
    — CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Still, the look rarely feels boring.
    — Christina Holevas, Vogue, 25 May 2026
  • But good people rarely make for good movies.
    — Adam Solomons, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
  • My hair was barely washed, and rarely brushed.
    — Kimberly Zapata, Parents, 29 Jan. 2026
  • This job rarely feels like a job to me, and that’s the best part.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
  • In other words, wine rarely goes bad on its own.
    — Emily Price, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
  • Djokovic rarely does flat finals.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Rollins rarely shoots when dribbling around a screen.
    — Fred Katz, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • At golf’s crown jewel, the menu rarely changes.
    — Rick Maese, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Books rarely make a sound until they’re hurled against a wall.
    — Chelsea G. Summers, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2022
  • Even if the man himself would rarely be bold enough to say so.
    — Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 25 Jan. 2026
  • At least some people make it in show biz, if very rarely.
    — Jillian Steinhauer, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2025
  • That’s in part because such charges are rarely used and hard to win.
    — Colleen Long, chicagotribune.com, 16 Jan. 2022
  • This is how bed linens should fit but rarely do, even the high-thread-count ones.
    — Janice O'Leary, Robb Report, 6 Mar. 2022

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