rarefy

Example Sentences

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But the way Stoppard incorporates mathematical concepts as rarefied as fractal geometry to explore concepts of order and chaos as the characters hypothesize on the patterns of time is Stoppardian through and through.

From Los Angeles Times

Not even a year into his second five-year term, Macron has failed to shake off his image among voters as an aloof CEO of a rarefied elite deaf to the common people's concerns.

From Reuters

And they ascended to No. 4 in the national rankings, rarefied air for a program that had been ranked only once before at No. 18 in 1984-85.

From Los Angeles Times

In the 40 years since, she has become internationally renowned for vivid portraits of her intimates — as well as European aristocrats and celebrities — all framed within their own rarefied milieus.

From New York Times

Maybe he will be challenged by Brook, who is breathing rarefied air with some of the very greatest to have ever picked up a bat.

From BBC