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sparingly

adverb as in infrequently

adverb as in reasonably

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Example Sentences

Here and there, sparingly, one of the dolls might be purple or green: “Rainbow Piets,” they call them.

We owe it to our young and vulnerable patients to use these medications sparingly and judiciously.

The great emancipator is featured sparingly, emerging dramatically through the mist at the top of the ad.

He mentions the war sparingly and allows its wide shadow to cast itself over the book.

I realize now that I spoke to her in paragraphs, babbling on and on, while she talked sparingly but concisely.

The Potato is planted very sparingly south of Piedmont, and not so commonly there as in Savoy.

Fifty years ago such stops were sparingly used and many organists condemned their employment altogether.

Your hostess may suppose you despise her fare, if you appear so very choice, or eat too sparingly.

If there is a delicacy upon the table, partake of it sparingly, and never help yourself to it a second time.

The sour Medoc was sparingly drunk, mixed with sugar and water; some drank home-brewed small beer, the majority only water.

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On this page you'll find 84 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to sparingly, such as: intermittently, now and then, occasionally, rarely, sporadically, and hardly ever.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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