Rare
Rare adjective - Being out of the ordinary.
Short and rare are semantically related. in exceptional topic. In some cases you can use "Short" instead an adjective "Rare".
Short
Short adjective - Having relatively little height.
Both words in one sentence
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Those who are not in a school are called wizards and will be killed by any sorcerer who discovers them, making them extremely rare and short-lived.
Source: Un Equal Rites -
Victor actually comes across as a fairly pleasant, cheerful and honourable guy during the rare and short-lived moments when he isn't being screwed over by the universe and everyone around him.
Source: Series / One Foot in the Grave - The fight scenes and car chases are rare and short; the only gadget per se is a mook's Cyanide Pill (Q - here, Major Boothroyd, and not played by Desmond Llewellyn - only appears to change Bond's gun).
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