scantly

Example Sentences

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The business model and LIV’s lofty ambitions, however far-fetched they might seem in this early stage, are scantly visible right now.

From Washington Post • Oct. 6, 2022

Perhaps the most important, though scantly reported, manifestation of this has been the emergence of a new group of retired officers called Flag Officers 4 America — "flag officers" meaning generals and admirals.

From Salon • Jun. 29, 2021

But its substance is scantly developed, its clear and simple premise dismayingly oversimplified.

From The New Yorker • May 20, 2019

First, China would face a humanitarian crisis in its scantly populated northwest region, as millions of North Koreans flee the ensuing anarchy.

From Slate • Mar. 6, 2017

Before stuffing rub over the whole inside lightly with soft butter or bacon fat, pepper it scantly, and rub on a very little salt.

From Dishes & Beverages of the Old South by McCulloch-Williams, Martha