be uncommon

Frequency: 8.025.0 per million words

To state that something is not common or is rare.

uncommonVERB + uncommon

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Examples (10)

  • It is uncommon to see such dedication nowadays.
  • In those days, indoor plumbing was quite uncommon.
  • Such attitudes were not at all uncommon thirty years ago.
  • Such technologies were still uncommon in the US.
  • It will be uncommon to find someone with her unique skills.
  • A truly selfless act is uncommon in today's world.
  • A snowfall in this region is uncommon in July.
  • His quiet confidence was uncommon for a young man.
  • It is uncommon for errors of this type to occur.
  • Kindness and generosity are never uncommon.