scantiest
Example Sentences
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The Seahawks still have the scantiest of playoff hopes remaining — less than 0.1% according to FiveThirtyEight.com.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 25, 2021
He makes assertions with the scantiest of proof, but delivered with utter certainty.
From Washington Post • Nov. 17, 2016
And they made only the scantiest mention of any history of disputation.
From New York Times • Sep. 15, 2012
On the scantiest of evidence, scholars espoused the idea that ancient Greek athletes were all “amateurs” who competed without reward except for wreaths.
From Slate • Jul. 24, 2012
His father was a weaver, and could give him only the scantiest education.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various
