seldom seen
Example Sentences
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The protests spread nationwide, reaching as far as the Persian Gulf island of Qeshm, a free-trade zone that has seldom seen any kind of political mobilization.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026
In an act of defiance seldom seen within the staid and often formulaic halls of bureaucracy, the public shut down the meeting.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025
Ashes tours have seldom seen the best of Stokes.
From BBC • Nov. 21, 2025
“A bitter pill to swallow for Pakistan fans who’ve seldom seen darker times,” he wrote on social media after Thursday’s game, calling it one of the biggest upsets in the sport’s history.
From New York Times • Jun. 7, 2024
Of these there were many: small fowl whistling and piping in the reeds, but they were seldom seen.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
