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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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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

"There have been a few times at incidents when people would look twice when they saw us, but the uniform has definitely helped," he said.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

I have also helped with her mortgage payments a few times over the past eight years — maybe six times total.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

They come back a few times each year for weddings, funerals, powwows, and other family gatherings.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

a few times

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