Sentence examples for it was seldom from inspiring English sources

It is a curious but telling aspect of Havel's well-known saying, from its inspirations in Jan Hus ('Truth prevails'), that it was seldom clear whether the proper verb modality here was the indicative or imperative: 'prevails' or 'must prevail.' While the moral tenor seems rather obvious, it is formally ambiguous whether Havel is making a descriptive or normative claim.

His convincing argument is that it was seldom, perhaps never, his fault.

Therefore, it was seldom long before engagements ran out of control and degenerated into cavalry melees.

The belief in man's superiority was so ingrained that it was seldom questioned".

It was seldom that he was not able to contribute something relevant.

It was seldom clear what any of this had to do with tectonic plates and such.

It is seldom exported.

It is seldom staged.

It is seldom used today.

Only it's seldom realised.

And it's seldom nae wind.