sparingly

Example Sentences

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Ameila was still living in Virginia which meant they were only able to visit each other sparingly.

From BBC

Rookie running back Omarion Hampton missed six games with a fractured left ankle and played sparingly against the Patriots after injuring his right ankle in Week 17.

From Los Angeles Times

"As a scientist, I use the word convinced very, very sparingly," he said.

From BBC

Because of the cost, it was used sparingly before the AI boom, when eliminating computing bottlenecks became more important.

From Barron's

This should be done sparingly and intentionally: “signals that are more limited in number carry more weight.”

From The Wall Street Journal