scarce
Example Sentences
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Mental health services are scarce and often inaccessible for Palestinians.
From Los Angeles Times
Sudan often sees accidents involving traditional boats, which are commonly used to cross the Nile because bridges are scarce, particularly in rural areas.
From BBC
Evidence suggests that island residents were already coping with worsening drought conditions from the 16th century onward, a serious challenge on an island with scarce freshwater.
From Science Daily
That review warned that the scarce studies on gender medicine are often of “poor quality.”
They were all to be paid between $1,000 and $3,000 a month -- a fortune in Kenya where jobs are scarce and the government encourages emigration to boost remittances.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
