scantily
Example Sentences
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That trend has been further illustrated by his decision to host an MMA competition -- a particularly brutal sport with scantily clad, musclebound men -- at the White House for his 80th birthday on Sunday.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
Guests of this Coffin Creek attraction were carted along from one breached containment scenario to the next, with roving monsters periodically surprising them in the darkness between the scantily lighted vignettes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2025
There were discussions last summer during the anti-racism protests about how police officers were very scantily masking.
From Slate ● May 6, 2021
What is known is scantily and contradictorily documented, when not purely anecdotal.
From New York Times ● Jul. 22, 2020
An icy wind howled, whipping its way through my scantily dressed limbs, and the thought of waiting another four hours numbed me.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
