seldom
Example Sentences
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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
If arrested, they are seldom allowed to return home to their families anymore.
From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026
It is clear Guardiola sees the Champions League as the pinnacle - seldom is he more animated than on a big European night.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
It was an ancient mossy smell, the smell of a silent church where services are seldom held, where rusty lichen grows upon the stones and ivy tendrils creep to the very windows.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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