sparingly
Example Sentences
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While there is a small stage, it is used sparingly.
From Los Angeles Times
The Swiss National Bank’s scope to weaken the franc is also limited as its policy rate is already at zero and forex interventions are likely to be used sparingly, she said.
In the centuries between the Mansfield ruling and that, the offence was sparingly used - maybe as few as 72 times, according to the Law Commission's research.
From BBC
McDonnell said the legislation being used for the department's application had been "used sparingly" in the past.
From BBC
But the narration is delivered lightly and sparingly.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
