How to Use few and far between in a Sentence

few and far between

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  • Things that made your red-eyed soul sing and howl are few and far between.
    — New Atlas, 6 July 2026
  • Easy victories with this team, though, are few and far between.
    — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 25 July 2026
  • But veterans willing to take such deals are few and far between.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Due to funding issues, though, the project's updates may be few and far between.
    — Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 30 June 2026
  • These white cliff climbers can be hunted in several Western states, but tags are few and far between.
    — Ron Spomer, Outdoor Life, 19 Aug. 2026
  • But those magical moments—when your child gets completely absorbed in play—may seem few and far between.
    — Michelle Crouch, Parents, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Signs of the springy 6-foot-7 wing who wowed at Florida State were few and far between.
    — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 10 July 2026
  • That exclusion was put in place in the 1980s when satellite launches were few and far between.
    — Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 27 July 2026
  • After that, options for food and fuel can be few and far between, so be sure to pack snacks and perhaps an extra canister of gas.
    — Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Hero narratives are few and far between among leaders in Washington.
    — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • With results on the field this season being among the lowest points in the club’s now 30-year history, smiles have been few and far between.
    — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026
  • But the full game tape shows those are few and far between — his hesitation and questionable decisions make the lowlights a near-constant.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The other special effects, like the spurts of air that shoot out of the headrests or the smells that waft throughout the theater, were few and far between during this screening.
    — Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Not too long ago, shopping for an electric dirt bike from an American manufacturer meant your options were few and far between.
    — New Atlas, 27 July 2026
  • Elijah Moore caught a deep touchdown in Wednesday’s team drills, but explosive passing plays have been few and far between in training camp.
    — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Working conditions were often unsafe, and regulations governing these things were few and far between.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
  • In states such as Kentucky, where coal, tobacco, and manufacturing have dried up, major private-sector employers are few and far between.
    — Bob Herman, STAT, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Graduate training, however, remains largely focused on preparing students for faculty jobs that are few and far between.
    — Jonathan Wosen, STAT, 29 July 2026
  • Despite the feeling of discouragement that can come with the rejections and even ghostings applicants face, these internships — though sometimes few and far between — still exist.
    — Cami Fateh, Vogue, 15 July 2026
  • Texans running backs Woody Marks and David Montgomery mostly found their success on stretch runs, but even those were relatively few and far between.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 26 Aug. 2026
  • During extreme heat, gardeners often turn to shade cloth to protect their tomato plants, those aren’t always practical for beginner gardeners with just a few plants, small yards, or climates where 90° weather is few and far between.
    — The Spruce, 27 July 2026
  • Medical centers capable of administering CAR-T therapy are few and far between.
    — Sacbee.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Acts of kindness are few and far between in the punishing Myanmar textile factory where young San Kyi (Nandar Myat Aung) makes a meager living, hunched over a sewing machine.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 11 July 2026
  • When Robert Stickgold, a professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, began to study sleep and dreams in the 1990s, scientists who studied dreams were few and far between.
    — Veronique Greenwood, Time, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Many of its most recognizable faces — Zendaya, Elliot Page, Lupita Nyong’o, Jon Bernthal, Travis Scott, and Charlize Theron, to name a few — are only in a handful of scenes each, and their moments of dialogue are few and far between.
    — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026

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