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Meanings of very seldom in English

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Usage of very seldom in English
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In the pre-exilic literature apart from the Pentateuch it occurs very seldom.
Prolegomena to the History of Israel
2
People in books very seldom talk as they do in real life.
The Spinners' Book of Fiction
3
Fellow ICI executives and journalists were very seldom invited to their home.
The Guardian
4
To Rose she had very seldom used it in so many words.
Robert Elsmere
5
It rains very seldom, and in some places there are no rivers.
Big People and Little People of Other Lands
6
He very seldom touched alcohol, and the slightest indulgence made him quarrelsome.
Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer
7
From this charming retreat Lord Macaulay very seldom appeared in London society.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume 13: Great Writers / Dr Lord's U...
8
Perhaps he cannot; certainly he does not, or does so very seldom.
A Room with a View
9
Two dogs of the same train very seldom fought with each other.
By Canoe and Dog Train Among The Cree and Salteaux Indians
10
It is very seldom, in small ships, that bread can be procured.
A Woman's Journey Round the World / From Vienna to Brazil, Chili...
11
The prime difficulty is that Greek ships very seldom have comfortable cabins.
A Day in Old Athens; a Picture of Athenian Life
12
The Ku Klux very seldom interfered with a woman or a child.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States...
13
But he made no reply: they very seldom answered one another now.
Hard Cash
14
Even the misers very seldom buried their hoard, unless for exceptional reasons.
Victory: An Island Tale
15
It is not always remembered by women, and very seldom by men.
The Vultures
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And very , very seldom with any good result, answered the lawyer drily.
The End of Her Honeymoon
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Very seldom through the time
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