plural rarities
1
: the quality, state, or fact of being rare
2
: one that is rare
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Examples of rarity in a Sentence
In most sports, athletes over the age of 50 are rarities.
Snow is a rarity in this part of the world.
He is selling most of his collection, keeping only the real rarities.
The rarity of the disease makes it difficult to diagnose.
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The museum described the recent finds as sensational and extraordinary because of the rarity of finding two nearly complete elephant skeletons in one place.
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Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2024
All of these notable developments have come without the help of outside investors or additional cash flow via generational wealth (a rarity among emerging labels of Adusei’s scale).
—Indya Brown, Essence, 5 Apr. 2024
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Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2024
All of these notable developments have come without the help of outside investors or additional cash flow via generational wealth (a rarity among emerging labels of Adusei’s scale).
—Indya Brown, Essence, 5 Apr. 2024
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“Rarity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rarity. Accessed 7 May. 2024.
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rarity
noun
rar·i·ty
ˈrar-ət-ē 
ˈrer-
plural rarities
1
: the quality, state, or fact of being rare
2
: someone or something rare
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