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a few times

ADVERB
seldom
Synonyms
STRONGEST
hardly occasionally rarely scarcely sometimes sporadically
WEAK
every now and then from time to time hardly ever in a few cases inhabitually irregularly little not often not very often on and off once in a blue moon once in a while scarcely ever semioccasionally uncommonly unoften unusually whimsically
Antonyms
STRONGEST
frequently regularly
WEAK
often usually

Example Sentences

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BellRing CEO Darcy Horn Davenport said in May that the company had raised prices a few times.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

The bus that runs there from her home village only stops at both places a few times a day and never at times that allow her to get there and back.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Deborah famously tried to muzzle Ava a few times, only to back off when she realized that by hurting her protégé, she was wounding herself.

From Salon • May 29, 2026

In the 1970s, most Americans got economic news a few times a day through newspapers, radio broadcasts, and nightly TV news.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

I’ve noticed that the same group of motorcycle riders comes to have coffee in the parking lot a few times a week, and they’ve started waving and saying good morning to me.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

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