Antonym: often. Similar words: rely, barely, merely, purely, rely on, sorely, entirely, sincerely. Meaning: ['rerlɪ /'reəl-] adv. not often.
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151. To tell the truth is very difficult, and young people are rarely capable of it. Leo Tolstoy
152. After the great disaster of his failed health reforms, he rarely tried again to do anything bold.
153. I rarely drink in the week, and I've never acquired a taste for wine.
154. He had grown accustomed to Salomon Brothers' bonus sessions, where he had rarely got more than he expected.
155. Children begin by loving their parents; after a time they judge them; rarely, if ever, do they forgive them. Oscar Wilde
156. If you love someone but rarely make yourself available to him or her, that is not true love. Thich Nhat Hanh
157. Poor families could rarely afford medical insurance and treatment for more than one member, usually the father.
158. She pointed out that they rarely seemed to express affection towards Pamela and that this might be making her feel insecure.
159. As a result, there is rarely the time to provide adequate explanations as to why a particular step is carried out.
160. Solar and lunar eclipses, however, occurred far too rarely to provide any meaningful aid to navigation.
161. I am always amazed that the basic rules of portraiture are rarely taught.
162. In return, Blackpool trams were granted access to the Company tracks as far as Lytham, but rarely exercised the privilege.
163. By contrast, Dole and his wife, Elizabeth, rarely display affection in public.
164. Having ditched Belladonna, they produced an album burning with an intensity and fury rarely paralleled.
165. People rarely succeed unless they are believers of positive values and good habits. Dr T.P.Chia
166. But schools are rarely held accountable for a far worse rate of failure.
167. Rarely, it seems, is a park committee and farmer unable to reach agreement.
168. Even in summer, the temperature rarely rises above freezing point.
169. I am against the notion that comedians are loners. However the fact remains that we comedians and character artistes are far more sensitive than heroes. We feel more, observe more, convey more and are easily hurt. With he¬roes it is not the case. They would rather hurt than be hurt. They rarely express what is inside them. Asrani
170. Criminal libel is unlikely to occur other than rarely, but is available to define the limits of acceptable behaviour.
171. Young men's friendships rarely achieve the depth of intimacy of young women's.
172. Questionnaires are rarely useful, because greater time and cost are involved in administering them.
173. Technology offers us a unique opportunity, though rarely welcome, to practice patience. Allan Lokos
174. Although the mite rarely kills bees, it weakens and deforms them, reducing their ability to make honey.
175. Yet it is rarely posed as a major issue of AIDS prevention.
176. Post-war development of parachutes acting as brakes on jet aircraft are also covered in this rarely written about subject.
177. You rarely see a direct response ad which does not put a clear offer - and the price - in its headline.
178. The attempt to combine wisdom and power has only rarely been successful and then only for a short while. Albert Einstein
179. It's a lot easier to be lost than found. It's the reason we're always searching and rarely discovered - so many locks not enough keys. Sarah Dessen
180. People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing. Dale Carnegie
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