rarely/seldom ever

idiom

: almost never : rarely

We seldom ever dine out these days.

She rarely ever drinks wine.

Note: Some people regard rarely ever and seldom ever as incorrect, but these phrases are common in speech and in informal writing.

Examples of rarely/seldom ever in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Beyond the general excellence of Domingo’s performance, Sing Sing grants a level of humanity to people in prison that is rarely ever bestowed upon them, especially incarcerated Black men. —

James Factora, Them, 15 Aug. 2024 There rarely ever is when Biles is involved. ___ AP Summer Olympics: https://apnews.com/hub/2024-paris-olympic-games Originally Published: July 30, 2024 at 12:16 p.m. —

Will Graves, Baltimore Sun, 30 July 2024 Football is seldom ever just about sports, and that’s especially the case in this tournament. —

Ben Sills, Fortune Europe, 15 July 2024 Agnes/Agatha in WandaVision (2021) Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) rarely ever saw a day without her overbearing, babbling neighbor Agnes (Kathryn Hahn) butting into the mix. —

EW.com, 5 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for rarely/seldom ever

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