scantness

Example Sentences

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But her progress was slow, owing to the scantness of the wind, and for the next ten days they were able to accomplish only a few miles a day, the current running strong against them.

From In Search of El Dorado by Collingwood, Harry

Much virtue was found to reside in his thumbs:   When applied to the chest, they cured scantness of breathing.

From The Humorous Poetry of the English Language; from Chaucer to Saxe by Parton, James

They mock my wide smile, and my scantness of thatch; I think, though, in managing skill I am—skill I am, All things considered, much more than a match For swaggering, swashing Sir William—Will-i-am!

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, May 31, 1890 by Various

Such a street, in the first place; then this little bit of a house; and then, there was more than that; he could see tokens unmistakeable of scantness of means.

From A Red Wallflower by Warner, Susan

It was a straightened life that he had led when he came to Washington for the first time as President, scandalizing the servants of the White House with the scantness of his personal effects.

From The Mirrors of Washington by Kirby, John