Antonym: often. Similar words: rely, barely, merely, purely, rely on, sorely, entirely, sincerely. Meaning: ['rerlɪ /'reəl-] adv. not often.
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91. He rarely mingles with other students on the campus.
92. The subject was rarely mentioned in polite society.
93. He was a happy child who rarely cried.
94. Children rarely show any appreciation of/for what their parents do for them.
95. I go out most weekends, but rarely during the week.
96. Legal questions rarely exist in the abstract; they are based on real cases.
97. Rarely do schoolteachers have leeway to teach classes the way they want.
98. It's not that I don't like her - it's just that we rarely agree on anything!
99. Geniality is my middle name. I rarely write a fierce word about any restaurant.
100. Brian rarely, if ever, goes to bed before 3 am.
101. We keep in contact by phone but we rarely see each other.
102. He can be magical, he can be comical, but only rarely does he occupy the middle ground.
103. You will rarely, if ever, have to wait longer than an hour.
104. Sometimes customers buy books in twos and threes, but rarely in larger quantities than that.
105. Lady Ainslie is an undemonstrative woman who rarely touches even her own son.
106. In Italy they rarely do things by halves. Designers work thoroughly, producing the world's most wearable clothes in the most beautiful fabrics.
107. As a student she lived very economically, rarely going out and buying very few clothes.
108. He's a family man who rarely goes out with his friends.
109. He brought up a subject rarely raised during the course of this campaign.
110. Of course, as a teacher I had authority, but rarely did I have occasion to use it.
111. Twenty years ago environmental issues rarely made the news .
112. He's a player who rarely seems to get the credit he deserves.
113. I have rarely seen her display any sign of emotion.
114. Developing countries which are anxious for hard currency can rarely afford to protect the environment.
115. He's not very generous with his money; he'll pay for necessary things, but rarely lashes out.
116. My husband rarely comes to bed before 2 or 3am.
117. I rarely bother to listen to politicians' speeches - it's all just wind.
118. In all his years as a book publisher,[www.Sentencedict.com] he rarely backed the wrong horse.
119. The phrase "yeah yeah yeah" can rarely have been delivered with so much unhinged passion.
120. Occasionally, unusual creatures are washed to the shore, but they are rarely caught out at sea.
More similar words: rely, barely, merely, purely, rely on, sorely, entirely, sincerely, severely, leisurely, obscurely, relatively, rare, honorary, library, agrarian, contrary, literary, librarian, terrarium, itinerary, arbitrary, hierarchy, temporary, registrar, temporarily, supernumerary, contemporary, infrared light, to the contrary.