few and far between

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few and far between

not very many or not appearing very frequently. He grew up at a time when jobs were few and far between.

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A new minister, and moreover a minister with a wife, was a lawful object of curiosity in a quiet little country settlement where sensations were few and far between. Anne Of Green Gables by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context His wife, too, was popular with those who had made her acquaintance; though, after the English fashion, the callers upon a stranger who settled in the county without introductions were few and far between. The Valley of Fear by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context While Ferrier was absent, preparing his daughter for the approaching journey, Jefferson Hope packed all the eatables that he could find into a small parcel, and filled a stoneware jar with water, for he knew by experience that the mountain wells were few and far between. A Study In Scarlet by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context More results

References in classic literature

A new minister, and moreover a minister with a wife, was a lawful object of curiosity in a quiet little country settlement where sensations were few and far between.

Anne Of Green Gables by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context

His wife, too, was popular with those who had made her acquaintance; though, after the English fashion, the callers upon a stranger who settled in the county without introductions were few and far between.

The Valley of Fear by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context

While Ferrier was absent, preparing his daughter for the approaching journey, Jefferson Hope packed all the eatables that he could find into a small parcel, and filled a stoneware jar with water, for he knew by experience that the mountain wells were few and far between.

A Study In Scarlet by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context

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