almost never

Example Sentences

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Take construction: Hiring for these blue-collar trades jobs has risen in the past year despite a slumping housing market — something that almost never happens.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

So we still talk on the phone constantly, but almost never by surprise.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

“I favored retail allocations over institutional allocations, which is almost never done.”

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

In Justice Samuel Alito’s opinion, he justified the high court’s decision, writing that “the Constitution almost never permits the Federal Government or a State to discriminate on the basis of race.”

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026

It wasn’t fair that she’d had to pretend to be a whatnot, and sleep in a charging station, and almost never get to see her father.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix