How to Use seldom in a Sentence

seldom

adverb
Definition of seldomnext
Synonyms for seldomnext
  • We seldom go to the movies.
  • This type of turtle seldom grows over four inches in length.
  • Johnson was seldom in the same place one play to the next.
    — Doug Lesmerises, cleveland, 16 Mar. 2021
  • So many, in fact, that there is seldom a view of the lake from the house.
    — Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 July 2021
  • The second, though, has seldom been the case in the minors.
    — Jon Meoli, baltimoresun.com, 16 Apr. 2021
  • The man seldom opens his mouth, though his eyes speak for him.
    — Peter Debruge, Variety, 5 June 2022
  • Playing the tune from a speaker seldom brings out the bird.
    — Dino Grandoni, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Aug. 2023
  • The ball has seldom been held long enough for its logo to be read.
    — Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Feb. 2022
  • Males are seldom seen, short-lived and have wings to move around.
    — oregonlive, 12 Sep. 2019
  • But the problem is that modern phones seldom get to the end of battery life.
    — Eric Griffith, PCMAG, 18 Jan. 2022
  • But the complaints seldom have been loud enough to matter.
    — Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Jan. 2023
  • That is the part we seldom if ever get to know about ourselves.
    — Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, 24 Apr. 2018
  • The looks of adoration on their faces were of a kind seldom seen outside of a manger.
    — Christopher Lloyd, WSJ, 27 Aug. 2022
  • But the fact that it was seldom seen makes the landmark no less important.
    — John Gurda, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2020
  • This is not a contact sport, and seldom even a contentious one.
    — Eamon Lynch, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2021
  • The game was seldom in doubt after that, save for a brief stretch in the second quarter.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 24 Mar. 2021
  • Hands were raised, and by the score; anguish seldom seen before.
    — Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, 24 Dec. 2019
  • But there's seldom such a stacked lineup of games in the division.
    — John Zenor, Chron, 27 Sep. 2022
  • The whole thing starts with two well-known, but seldom discussed truths about hair.
    — Amber Rambharose, Glamour, 7 Aug. 2017
  • The tools of writing have seldom been designed with writers in mind.
    — Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2021
  • But such help seldom comes, forcing her to beg on the streets each day for survival.
    — Washington Post, 18 May 2018
  • The man who can right himself by a vote, will seldom resort to a musket.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 9 Oct. 2023
  • At her concerts, Pink’s feet seldom stay on the ground.
    — Nicole Kagan, BostonGlobe.com, 27 July 2023
  • The good news is that rifles of any sort are seldom used in crimes, and hard to fit through your doggie door.
    — Popular Mechanics, 18 May 2018
  • Culture war fights are seldom won—or lost—based on facts.
    — Philip Elliott, Time, 25 July 2023
  • Mom rage seldom comes out of nowhere and caregiver burnout is often to blame.
    — Petal Modeste, Parents, 25 Sep. 2023
  • Each of those things can lead to points, but seldom are they offensive weapons on their own.
    — Beth Bragg, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Dec. 2019
  • His designs are sheer genius and a tour de force seldom seen in fashion.
    — Vogue, 25 Apr. 2022
  • Ticket prices would be such that there would seldom be an empty seat.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 31 Mar. 2021
  • Yet seldom has a party controlled so much and looked so bad doing it.
    — Author: Leonard Pitts, Alaska Dispatch News, 19 Aug. 2017

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