scant
Example Sentences
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Outside, the Harbor City preschool reflected its industrial neighborhood: scant grass, little shade, amid a block of warehouses full of grinding machinery.
From Los Angeles Times
While details of the agreement made at the World Economic Forum in the Swiss ski resort of Davos remained scant, many Greenlanders, who fiercely defend their right to self-determination, were disappointed.
From Barron's
Unfortunately, Ms. Jacoby’s intriguing aural choices found scant counterpart in her choreography.
Despite his longstanding international fame, Mr. Salonen’s ties to this orchestra are scant.
We gathered this unofficial information, lined it up with the scant official information released by law schools, and found that it matched remarkably well.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
