How to Use scant in a Sentence

scant

adjective
  • She paid scant attention to the facts.
  • Food was in scant supply.
  • Police found scant evidence of fraud.
  • Her scant hair was full of sand.
    — Stephen King, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
  • And at present, those results are scant.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 24 Feb. 2026
  • The details, of course, are scant.
    — Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 30 Jan. 2026
  • But details about that time in his life are scant.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The going was tough with a scant blood trail and no snow on the ground.
    — Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 8 Jan. 2026
  • His growth came as the byproduct of scant success.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Guidance is scant and the path forward is murky.
    — Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 24 Feb. 2026
  • So far, data on safety is scant.
    — Flynn McGuire, The Conversation, 7 May 2026
  • Details about the plot remain scant.
    — Uwa Ede-Osifo, Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026
  • The recruiting calls were scant.
    — Zach Sweet, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The rebels had a scant chance of recognizing him.
    — Danny Makki, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Aaron’s cake, compared to the others, looks a little scant.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
  • There was also scant mention of vaccines.
    — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 28 Apr. 2026
  • But the first season savors slamming the door on those scant light sources, rather than let their warmth sink in.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2026
  • There could even be other products announced, though reports are scant so far.
    — David Phelan, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • That marks a scant 23% decline in ticket sales from last weekend.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 5 Apr. 2026
  • In regions where the jobs are scant, K12 has told tutors to troll around for clients.
    — Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Yet these panels were chosen in private and the events were held with scant public notice.
    — Lisa Rab, USA Today, 14 Dec. 2025
  • When slavery ended, the coconut farms paid scant wages to the workers and their children.
    — David Frum, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Trump provided scant detail on which plants might be targeted and how.
    — ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Yee, however, had been frozen at the bottom of the field with scant voter support.
    — ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Chernow’s Hamilton ends there; widowed Eliza gets a scant nine pages.
    — Jane Kamensky, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Fill prepared muffin cups using a scant 1/2 cup batter per cup.
    — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The president offered scant details about how the process would unfold.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 4 May 2026
  • Playing time proved scant, however.
    — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 10 June 2026
  • All campgrounds are open spring through fall, while a scant few, like Potwisha and Azalea, are open all year long.
    — Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 23 June 2026
  • The first thing that stands out about the film’s quaint locale is that its scant dwellings are made up only of exterior flats.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 12 Apr. 2026

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