scant
Example Sentences
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There is scant precedent in college football for this kind of move.
Details are scant, but according to French media the scheme would be voluntary, remunerated and last 10 months.
From BBC
In her sentencing remarks at the Old Bailey, Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb said there was "scant personal mitigation".
From BBC
Franco's legacy continues to split society, with experts warning that inaccurate social media content has spurred a positive opinion among young people with scant knowledge of the period.
From Barron's
The 34-year-old, with scant managerial experience, will have to manage a famously ungovernable city in all of its vast complexity.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
