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

Photos of the accuser scantily clad, as well as her full name, were taken from her social media accounts and have been widely published by Russian media.

From Washington Post • May 28, 2019

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

From Washington Times • Aug. 3, 2015

Many of the women standing on line had infants strapped to their backs; others clutched fearful, scantily dressed, barefooted six- and seven-year-old boys and girls.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane