very occasionally
idiom
: not at all often : rarely
Very occasionally, she will have a glass of wine.
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These days, Chief Justice Roberts said in 2019, the justices have to take pains to applaud only very occasionally.
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Adam Liptak, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2025
Hackman retired from acting in 2004, choosing to leave Hollywood for a quiet life with his wife Betsy Arakawa in Santa Fe, New Mexico, writing novels and very occasionally speaking to the media to look back on his career.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Only very occasionally did Lynch find ideas in the outside world.
—Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2025
Dogs do it very occasionally, but that's one of Bing's resting positions.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 6 Sep. 2024
Prior to 2023, Spanish titles only screened very occasionally at the market.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 19 Feb. 2023
Finally, tourism authorities also got carried away in the post-Covid fervor, throwing their efforts at creating destination campaigns that were often bizarre, misguided or, very occasionally, an inspired moment of genius.
—CNN, 31 Dec. 2022
Gliding over the surface of the Ocmulgee, kayakers can see nothing but woodlands and wildlife, interrupted very occasionally by a bridge.
—Michael Warren, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Sep. 2022
Viewers tune in to vicariously experience the thrill of being a high roller, with wealthy streamers dropping tens or hundreds of thousands — and sometimes more — to very occasionally win millions.
—Nathan Grayson, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2022
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Adam Liptak, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2025
Hackman retired from acting in 2004, choosing to leave Hollywood for a quiet life with his wife Betsy Arakawa in Santa Fe, New Mexico, writing novels and very occasionally speaking to the media to look back on his career.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Only very occasionally did Lynch find ideas in the outside world.
—Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2025
Dogs do it very occasionally, but that's one of Bing's resting positions.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 6 Sep. 2024
Prior to 2023, Spanish titles only screened very occasionally at the market.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 19 Feb. 2023
Finally, tourism authorities also got carried away in the post-Covid fervor, throwing their efforts at creating destination campaigns that were often bizarre, misguided or, very occasionally, an inspired moment of genius.
—CNN, 31 Dec. 2022
Gliding over the surface of the Ocmulgee, kayakers can see nothing but woodlands and wildlife, interrupted very occasionally by a bridge.
—Michael Warren, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Sep. 2022
Viewers tune in to vicariously experience the thrill of being a high roller, with wealthy streamers dropping tens or hundreds of thousands — and sometimes more — to very occasionally win millions.
—Nathan Grayson, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2022
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“Very occasionally.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/very%20occasionally. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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