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isolated, occasional, odd, rare, sporadic
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Oregon’s unemployment rate remains at a historic low of 4.0% and large layoffs have been relatively infrequent this year. — Mike Rogoway, oregonlive, "Nestlé will lay off 53 in Northeast Portland," 3 Sep. 2019 Unquestionably a world-beater on his day, the only sticking point is 'his day' ended up becoming far too infrequent, particularly towards the latter end of his spell in north London. — SI.com, "Ranking Every Arsenal Summer Transfer Window Since 2002," 11 Aug. 2019 But these contrapuntal beats are too infrequent, and the director, Urie, hasn’t worked enough nuance into the more antic sections. — Celia Wren, Washington Post, "Too much monotone in ‘Bright Colors’ at Studio Theatre," 15 July 2019 But wolf-human encounters, especially those that result in injury or death, are infrequent, according to a 2002 report that examined 80 cases in Alaska and Canada over a roughly 60-year period. — Allyson Chiu, Anchorage Daily News, "‘Like ... a horror movie’: Camper saves family from wolf attack in Canada’s Banff National Park," 14 Aug. 2019 But wolf-human encounters, especially those that result in injury or death, are infrequent, according to a 2002 report that examined 80 cases in Alaska and Canada over a roughly 60-year period. — The Washington Post, oregonlive.com, "Man saves N.J. family of 4 from savage wolf attack in Canada," 14 Aug. 2019 Fortunately, that same study found that total collapse was infrequent, suggesting that with careful conservation, recovery is possible. — The Christian Science Monitor, "The green grass grows all around," 9 Aug. 2019 There were no shows in 2008 and infrequent concerts for the next 10 years as Keenan focused more on Puscifer and making wine. — Ed Masley, azcentral, "Zia Records hosts listening parties for 1st Tool release in 13 years," 7 Aug. 2019 The use of small, generally harmless bombs, though infrequent, is a regular part of the Thai political scene, though rarely do the perpetrators claim responsibility or get arrested. — Time, "Thai Prime Minister Orders Investigation Into Bangkok Blasts That Injured Four People," 2 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'infrequent.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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