Sentence examples for a scant from inspiring English sources

'a scant' is an acceptable phrase in written English.
It is typically used to describe something that is not very much, or too little. For example, "She had a scant understanding of the language."

Exact(60)

(It has a scant soundtrack).

The New York Times

Democrats can point to a scant few.

The New York Times

The process lasted a scant nine minutes.

The New York Times

A scant three or four hands went up.

The New York Times

Zero to 60 acceleration requires a scant 5.4 seconds.

The New York Times

Personal incomes rose a scant 0.2percentt in June.

The New York Times

Solar power is responsible for a scant 0.02percentt.

MIT Technology Review

She was 10 years old and a scant 41 pounds.

The Washington Post

I had been at the school a scant twenty minutes.

The New Yorker

In a scant four hours, we had reached Bangalore.

The New York Times - Food

Stitch, using a scant 1/4 " seam allowance.

The Guardian - Lifestyle

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