uncommonun‧com‧mon /ʌnˈkɒmən $ -ˈkɑː-/ ●○○ adjective 
Violent crimes against the elderly are fortunately very uncommon.it is not uncommon for somebody to do something It is not uncommon for students to have bank loans.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- But prep schools still drew their students regionally, and Exeter was an uncommon choice for a Philadelphian.
- Hypertonicity may also result from pure sodium excess, although this is relatively uncommon.
- It is not uncommon even now to read in popular science that this notion has firm scientific support.
- It is now not uncommon for consultancies to include in their proposals for a campaign how they intend to measure its success.
- It is worth noting, incidentally, that such crossover in readership is not uncommon.
- Parties of up to 25 are not uncommon.
- Though a number of its species are uncommon, comparatively few are presently in danger.
Longman Language Activatornot happening often
something that is rare does not happen often: · Snow is a rare sight here, except on the mountains.· On the rare occasions when we had to work hard, we enjoyed it.· In a rare moment of vanity, Carl removed his glasses.it is rare for somebody/something to do something: · It is very rare for anyone to actually die from bee stings in this country.
fairly rare: · Crimes against elderly people are still uncommon.· Her time in hospital had given her an empathy with her patients not common among physicians.it is uncommon to do something: · When I was young it was uncommon to see a man pushing a baby buggy.
spoken if you say you don't often see something, find something etc, you mean this happens only very rarely: · You don't often find really good tropical fruit in this country.· We had over 200 replies. You don't often get such a good response from an advert.
formal not happening often: · As time went on, her visits became more and more infrequent.· Cases of typhoid are relatively infrequent in Northern Europe.· Roger's infrequent letters home did not reveal much about his personal life.
not what usually happens · We had snow in April, which is very unusual.· She had an unusual last name - Peachtree or Plumtree or something like that.· I first met Maria in unusual circumstances -- we were both stuck in a Brazilian airport.it is unusual to do something · It is unusual to find lakes of this size in Britain.it is unusual for somebody to do something · We were beginning to worry. It was unusual for David to be so late.
something that is extraordinary is very unusual because it would normally be very unlikely to happen or exist: · The man's story was so extraordinary that I didn't know whether to believe him or not.· He said it was an extraordinary decision and would send many industries spinning into recession.an extraordinary thing to do/say/happen: · She left her husband, and in 1912 that was an extraordinary thing to do.quite/most extraordinary British (=very extraordinary): · The whole incident had been quite extraordinary.
an exceptional situation is very unusual and happens very rarely: · A few of the top executives are women, but this is still exceptional.in exceptional circumstances/cases: · Exit visas are only given in exceptional circumstances.
something that is uncommon or not common is unusual because it does not happen very often: · The disease mostly affects older people, and is not common among people under 50.it is uncommon/not common (for somebody) to do something: · It is uncommon for small babies to sleep more than four hours without waking.
spoken say you don't usually see, find, hear etc something when it is very unusual to see it, find it etc: · You don't usually see rabbits of this size.· You don't often get people ringing up in the middle of the night to say they've found a body in the bath.
unusual and surprising or special: · Something out of the ordinary happened to us that night.· The goalkeeper did not have to do anything out of the ordinary to keep his side in the game.
a special occasion, situation, method etc is one that is different from what normally happens, and usually better: · There were special security arrangements for the President's visit.· The prince said he didn't want any special treatment in his new school.special event/occasion: · I would only buy expensive shoes for a special event such as a wedding.· a book of recipes for every day and special occasions tooin special circumstances: · Prisoners are only allowed to visit their families in special circumstances.
: freak accident/storm/conditions etc an accident, storm etc that is very unusual and unexpected: · He broke his leg in a freak training accident.· A freak wave wrecked most of the seafront.· Two planes were lifted up and thrown across the tarmac by a freak gust of wind.
off-beat films, designs, ideas etc are unusual and often seem interesting or humorous because they are so different from the usual ones: · We had some really offbeat ideas for T-shirt designs.· Movies featuring original or offbeat material are rarely big box-office successes.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY It is not uncommon for students to have bank loans.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
rare or unusual: It is not uncommon for students to have bank loans.· Other studies suggest that personality disorders are relatively uncommon in anorexia nervosa.· Hypertonicity may also result from pure sodium excess, although this is relatively uncommon.· Compared with adult cancer, cancer in children is relatively uncommon.· There is a side-mounted winch for the 101 which pulls either to the front or rear, but these are relatively uncommon.· Edward of course was unaware of its connotations and encouraged it as a handsome and relatively uncommon plant.· Such views about the executive search industry are relatively uncommon, yet these views should not be entirely ignored.
Violent crimes against the elderly are fortunately very uncommon.it is not uncommon for somebody to do something It is not uncommon for students to have bank loans.