scanty

Example Sentences

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They had brought scraps from garbage pails and even tidbits from their own scanty plates smuggled past watchful mothers, and Mr. Hashbaz had remained sleek and fat.

From Literature

Reliable data is scanty, but experts point to a 2009 government estimate of an export "capacity" of 800 tonnes -- enough to make the trade highly lucrative.

From Barron's

Because First Brands is privately owned, its financial disclosures were scanty, leaving its lenders largely in the dark.

From Los Angeles Times

India's data is scanty, officially recording around 38,000 drowning deaths in 2022, though the actual number is likely much higher.

From BBC

In any case, the evidence for long-term human health effects from the normal exposure to these chemicals is scanty.

From Los Angeles Times