plural rarities
1
: the quality, state, or fact of being rare
2
: one that is rare
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Examples of rarity in a Sentence
In most sports, athletes over the age of 50 are rarities.
Snow is a rarity in this part of the world.
He is selling most of his collection, keeping only the real rarities.
The rarity of the disease makes it difficult to diagnose.
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There is a billboard announcing new items and different items have different rarities to justify charging more tickets.
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PCMAG, 5 June 2024
And yet, despite seven decades as a filmmaker, actor and screenwriter whose movies are entrenched in the Hollywood canon, May is that rarity: a film legend who has opted out of public life.
—Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024
The auction house estimates the rarity could hammer down for $30 million or more, setting a new world record in the process.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 22 May 2024
The algorithm that generated the entire collection of 10,000 images had statistical rarities baked into the code; for example, there were only nine punks dressed as aliens and 24 who looked like apes.
—Zachary Small, New York Times, 18 May 2024
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PCMAG, 5 June 2024
And yet, despite seven decades as a filmmaker, actor and screenwriter whose movies are entrenched in the Hollywood canon, May is that rarity: a film legend who has opted out of public life.
—Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024
The auction house estimates the rarity could hammer down for $30 million or more, setting a new world record in the process.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 22 May 2024
The algorithm that generated the entire collection of 10,000 images had statistical rarities baked into the code; for example, there were only nine punks dressed as aliens and 24 who looked like apes.
—Zachary Small, New York Times, 18 May 2024
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“Rarity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rarity. Accessed 11 Jun. 2024.
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rarity
noun
rar·i·ty
ˈrar-ət-ē 
ˈrer-
plural rarities
1
: the quality, state, or fact of being rare
2
: someone or something rare
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