rare

Example Sentences

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Suriname is among nations with the lowest rates of stabbing deaths, making incidents such as this one relatively rare.

From BBC

When some of the rarer creatures require a health check or treatment, it is not a case of taking them along to the local vet.

From BBC

Bruce Meyer is the founding chairman of the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles and a well-known collector of rare vehicles.

From The Wall Street Journal

Playing a jilted wife whose disdain for her husband swells as the film progresses, "Contempt" was one of Bardot's rare critically acclaimed films, with The New York Times praising it as her best acting performance.

From Barron's

She later discovered she had a rare condition which, when she got back home, even her own GP knew nothing about.

From BBC