unfrequent

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It is of very rare occurrence in the pine-forests of Scotland, and a still more unfrequent visitor to England.

From British Birds in their Haunts by Johns, Rev. C. A.

It is not unfrequent, again, to hear the preceding fallacy stated in a somewhat different form.

From History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) by Lecky, William Edward Hartpole

Though not born to support a military character, he gave sufficient proofs of his courage, not only in public tournaments, which were then not unfrequent in Italy, but also upon more trying occasions.

From The Life and Writings of Henry Fuseli, Volume I (of 3) by Knowles, John

Although, when circumstances favor it, some portion of Saturday is devoted to hauling up camp wood, yet the practice of devoting a few hours of the concluding part of the Sabbath is not unfrequent.

From Forest Life and Forest Trees: comprising winter camp-life among the loggers, and wild-wood adventure. with Descriptions of lumbering operations on the various rivers of Maine and New Brunswick by Springer, John S.

Letters of a business nature are not unfrequent, and are generally dry and uninteresting.

From The Old Testament In the Light of The Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia by Pinches, Theophilus Goldridge