How to Use paucity in a Sentence

paucity

noun
  • Two tests, an X-ray of the lungs, and the paucity of symptoms proved it.
    — Richard Brookhiser, National Review, 1 Dec. 2022
  • But there are two main reasons for the paucity of potential pets.
    — Mandy Behbehani, SFChronicle.com, 3 June 2020
  • There is, of course, no way to prevent a paucity of rain or eliminate hunger.
    — Scott Armstrong, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 July 2017
  • The first four months of the year were a disaster, thanks to a paucity of major titles.
    — Ryan Faughnderstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2022
  • The paucity of options led to winding lines at the few existing stands.
    — The Arizona Republic, 1 Apr. 2023
  • Ba is not alone, of course, in focusing on the paucity of funding for female founders.
    — Yinka Adegoke, Quartz Africa, 26 Nov. 2019
  • The regime’s ranks are being thinned by defections and a paucity of fresh recruits.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 20 July 2022
  • Among the main challenges for those who research bridge suicides is the paucity of survivors.
    — Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 Mar. 2022
  • England have gone from an abundance to a paucity of wingers seemingly overnight.
    — Steve Madeley, The Athletic, 20 Mar. 2025
  • But in past years, the awards have been scrutinized because of the paucity of women among awardees.
    — Meredith Wadman, Science | AAAS, 9 Oct. 2019
  • The Clippers have had a paucity of big forwards on the roster, so this helps there as well.
    — John Hollinger, New York Times, 25 June 2026
  • If a lack of political will was to blame for the paucity of cases, so was a lack of resources.
    — Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2022
  • Of course the root causes for the paucity of women at leadership tables are many.
    — Dr Margie Warrell, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2022
  • The decision isn’t likely to be an easy one, given the paucity of the data.
    — Helen Branswell, STAT, 18 May 2026
  • There is also a paucity on the national level.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 7 Apr. 2026
  • His biggest challenge had been the paucity of top opponents willing to fight him.
    — Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2017
  • Decades of the one-child policy have now left China with a paucity of young workers.
    — Milton Ezrati, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
  • The Lakers still need to address a complete paucity of centers on their depth chart.
    — Law Murray, New York Times, 27 June 2026
  • One reason for the paucity of tomb valuables is that the workers—not royalty—were buried there.
    — Edward Rothstein, WSJ, 19 Jan. 2022
  • Because of the paucity of hydrogen pumps, car owners often wait in line.
    — Ivan Penn, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2020
  • Is a four-banger Supra affordable enough to justify its paucity of ponies?
    — Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 13 May 2020
  • Yet these sights aren’t enough to compensate for the paucity of narrative detail.
    — Ben Sachs, Chicago Reader, 21 Feb. 2018
  • That said, the paucity of elite prospects in the aftermath of the early window dampened the drama.
    — Chris Johnson, SI.com, 7 Feb. 2018
  • The paucity of health care resources affects much of Alabama.
    — New York Times, 28 Mar. 2021
  • The lack of a standardized threshold speaks to the general paucity of knowledge about smoke taint.
    — Esther Mobley, SFChronicle.com, 23 Sep. 2020
  • Little has changed since this forewarning, and the new program does not alter the paucity of the workforce.
    — Jessica Wapner, Newsweek, 1 June 2017
  • With the economy healthy, more Americans want to buy homes, but there is a paucity of houses for sale.
    — Christopher Rugaber, Fox News, 3 Aug. 2018
  • Given the paucity of sincere musicals this season, this offers one of the few chances for a good blubber.
    — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
  • The interpersonal sniping matters less than this paucity of ideas about the country or how to sell them.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Money was counted daily, spoken of incessantly, felt in its paucity like a ghost in each room.
    — Literary Hub, 24 Apr. 2026

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