rare
adjective
rarer
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comparativeof rare.comparative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating a greater degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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Real surprises are rarer in the land of Too Much TV, although we shouldn’t knock reliable comforts.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026
Much less has been known about what the species looked like below the neck because fossils from the rest of the skeleton are far rarer.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
Elise informs Gemma that she has a special gift for making contact with those in the Further — and, even rarer, the ability to bring those spirits back into our world.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
NATO-member engagement with a sea drone is a rarer event, however, and prompted European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday to say that Europe was facing “an escalating campaign of threats.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
We rarely visited them—I didn’t even know where most of them lived—and it was even rarer for them to visit the mountain.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
