seldom
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The author’s title, for a notable instance, clips off the end of the full line “those who are about to die salute you”—an expression credited to gladiators but was seldom actually exclaimed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Never mind that children seldom have meaningful choice but to comply with caregivers’ demands and may be in therapy not to pursue their goals but due to external pressures.
From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026
A falling stock market has seldom bothered him.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
He seldom refers to coal without the modifiers “clean” and “beautiful.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026
Mia shared very little in return, but she’d learned over the years that people seldom noticed this, if you were a good listener—which meant you kept the other person talking about herself.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
Vocabulary lists containing seldom
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 7–11
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