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Explore Seldom through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like rarely or often. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Seldom | Seldomly

Seldom meaning

Infrequently, rarely.

Synonyms of Seldom

Using Seldom

  • The main meaning on this page is: Infrequently, rarely.
  • Useful related words include: rarely, often.
  • In the example corpus, seldom often appears in combinations such as: is seldom, seldom seen, are seldom.

Context around Seldom

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 7 start, 5 middle, 8 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Seldom

  • In this selection, "seldom" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, stupidity, robins, schedule, appears, involved and witnessed stand out and add context to how "seldom" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include abortion is seldom chosen lightly and achievements this seldom works out. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "seldom" sits close to words such as bites, destined and dial, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with seldom

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Grandparents are seldom prepared to raise kids again. (8 words)

And yet, and yet… Abortion is seldom chosen lightly. (9 words)

American robins, seldom seen in San Diego, now seem to be everywhere — including La Jolla. (15 words)

The following example is a limerick of unknown origin: The limerick packs laughs anatomical Into space that is quite economical. : But the good ones I've seen : So seldom are clean And the clean ones so seldom are comical. (39 words)

Crashes here seldom see survivors, so rescuers were surprised to see that “the 4-year-old girl, 9-year-old and two adults” in the car survived the fall, which damaged the Tesla so badly the doors jammed shut. (39 words)

Goals from Matt Funge and Oliver West were fitting reward for patient but enterprising play that might have yielded an even bigger half-time lead, and while hosts huffed and puffed they seldom looked like blowing down the house. (39 words)

Example sentences (20)

Seldom is melodrama served up so raw, but then seldom does any athlete seem stricken by such a diabolical hex.

The following example is a limerick of unknown origin: The limerick packs laughs anatomical Into space that is quite economical. : But the good ones I've seen : So seldom are clean And the clean ones so seldom are comical.

A considerable part of the heroic bounty hunter's appeal seemingly comes from actor Pedro Pascal's performance, even though he seldom appears on-screen without his helmet on.

A growing contradiction in this team is that they have one fewer player to pass the ball to, since Erling Haaland is so seldom involved in build-up play.

Alas, this is starting to look like an exercise in madness at a level of human stupidity seldom witnessed in the history of civilized society.

A lot of times we tell stories in the form of novels and films, but we seldom meet the storytellers.

American robins, seldom seen in San Diego, now seem to be everywhere — including La Jolla.

And yet, and yet… Abortion is seldom chosen lightly.

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Beijing has seldom acknowledged the events on June 4, and when it does so the governmentтАЩs crackdown on the movement is justified for what it sees as unnecessary protests.

Bonnie also tries to play wing-woman to Diana, though given the former swimmer's penchant for directing the flow of the conversation towards her past achievements, this seldom works out.

But at heart, Cunningham was still an irreverent adventurer, explorer, and, by his own unalloyed admission, someone who kept both eyes focused on the future and seldom dwelt in the past.

Certain problems pop up seldom enough that you might not have a ready solution, but often enough that you wish you did.

Crashes here seldom see survivors, so rescuers were surprised to see that “the 4-year-old girl, 9-year-old and two adults” in the car survived the fall, which damaged the Tesla so badly the doors jammed shut.

Even if you seldom use Venmo today, the app is most likely leaking sensitive information about you to the general public.

Fortunately, and perplexingly, 40% seems to seldom result in rain, while 80% is a guarantee.

Goals from Matt Funge and Oliver West were fitting reward for patient but enterprising play that might have yielded an even bigger half-time lead, and while hosts huffed and puffed they seldom looked like blowing down the house.

Grandparents are seldom prepared to raise kids again.

He methodically mowed through the Giants’ right-handed-heavy lineup, in part by mixing in a changeup he seldom used before his injury.

He was a good neighbor and always the first to help others while seldom asking for a helping hand himself.

His broadcast schedule seldom allows him to be on-track but he was at Greyville when Pocket Power dead-heated with Dancer’s Daughter in the 2008 Durban July and it was unforgettable.

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Common combinations with seldom

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "seldom" in a sentence?
An example: "Seldom is melodrama served up so raw, but then seldom does any athlete seem stricken by such a diabolical hex." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "seldom" from authentic English texts.
What does "seldom" mean?
Seldom means: Infrequently, rarely.
What are synonyms of "seldom"?
Common synonyms of "seldom" include: rarely, often.
How many example sentences with "seldom" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "seldom", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.