Sentence examples for were rare from inspiring English sources

Suggestions(5)

were infrequent

were unusual

were valuable

were frequent

became rare

The phrase "were rare" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want to express that something happened infrequently or was unusual. For example: "In that era, cases like this were rare."

Dictionary

were rare

adjective

Cooked very lightly, so the meat is still red (in the case of steak or beef in the general sense).

synonyms

Exact(60)

Complications were rare.

Stanford University

Suppose females were rare.

The Economist

They were rare moments.

Independent

They were rare.

The New York Times

These families were rare.

The New York Times - Books

Nursing homes were rare.

The New York Times

These moments were rare.

Chances were rare.

Smiles were rare.

Parties were rare.

Easy games were rare.

The New York Times - Sports

More suggestions(15)

were unheard

were sparse

were few

were thin

were strange

were unique

were precious

were scant

were scarce

were uncommon

members rare

becoming rare

well rare

described rare

become rare

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