seldomly
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of seldomly
Example Sentences
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“Very seldomly does that happen in the first two, three years of a player’s career that’s in Matty’s situation. We’re asking him to do an awful lot, you guys, as a young player.”
From Seattle Times • Apr. 25, 2024
“If you use it seldomly, you could get two weeks out of it,” is his rough guidance.
From Washington Post • Mar. 18, 2022
Very seldomly do you see a guy right away and say ‘hey this guy can play,’ because you don’t know what it’s going to be like under pressure.”
From Washington Times • Dec. 8, 2016
Add to the damage the fact that people who take initiative on new ideas, particularly ones not focusing on the day’s fire, seldomly get noticed.
From Forbes • Jul. 29, 2013
Lou broke the silence with one of her seldomly volunteered remarks.
From Anything Once by Ostrander, Isabel
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