paucity
Example Sentences
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Watching him was a reminder, not that it was needed, of the paucity of Hearts' performance in the opening half.
From BBC • May 4, 2026
The relative paucity of American casualties demonstrates the care and competence of the planning by Adm.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
There’s still room for improvement, as the relative paucity of battery storage leaves those states more vulnerable to nighttime spikes in natural gas combustion.
From Slate • Mar. 12, 2026
Better-than-expected employment gains in the private sector, on the other hand, would likely be treated with suspicion, given the paucity of other data showing the labor market has improved.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 15, 2025
After seven Everest expeditions, he explained, he’d fine-tuned a remarkably effective acclimatization plan that would enable us to adapt to the paucity of oxygen in the atmosphere.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
Vocabulary lists containing paucity
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100 SAT words Beginning with "P"
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Elie Wiesel's "Hope, Despair and Memory" (1986)
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