scantily

Example Sentences

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Although crop substitution has had some success in Colombia, experts say, it is an especially difficult transition for farmers in far-flung, scantily populated areas like Guaviare.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2022

There were discussions last summer during the anti-racism protests about how police officers were very scantily masking.

From Slate • May 6, 2021

Moore’s younger sister, Kathleen, said she was appalled to learn that the hospital sent her home alone, unable to walk, still ailing and scantily clad.

From Washington Post • Mar. 24, 2017

She is not scantily clad and is a “black woman that looks like a black woman,” Fielder said.

From Washington Times • Aug. 3, 2015

An icy wind howled, whipping its way through my scantily dressed limbs, and the thought of waiting another four hours numbed me.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane