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

Bellingham's greater experience of the rarefied air of major competitions will surely just give him the edge when Tuchel names his team for England's first World Cup game.

From BBC

The ultrawealthy are wielding their growing fortunes to glide through a rarefied realm unencumbered by the inconveniences of ordinary life.

From The Wall Street Journal

That puts her in rarefied territory for a family doctor—most of whom are so harried they barely know their patients individually.

From Barron's

While Moriarity possesses a rarefied level of wealth, she said her “superpower” is not measuring her lifestyle against others.

From MarketWatch