FEW AND FAR BETWEEN Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

few and far between

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Definition of few and far between

as in occasional

not often occurring or repeated Major snow storms are few and far between in this region.

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Recent Examples of few and far between 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 But veterans willing to take such deals are few and far between. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2026 Working conditions were often unsafe, and regulations governing these things were few and far between. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 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 See All Example Sentences for few and far between

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