Sentence examples for to a scant from inspiring English sources

Democrats can point to a scant few.

He said the submarine also added to a scant collection of Pearl Harbor artifacts.

The public advocate's budget has already been pruned to a scant $2.6 million in the latest rounds of budget adjustments.

That low point, of course, was a four-game sweep in Philadelphia that shaved their lead to a scant two games.

Most notable is the hinged body, which can retract its front and rear modules, shrinking the eight-foot-long car to a scant five feet when it is parked.

In a clean pan, boil the strained stock hard until reduced to a scant 200ml, then whisk in the cream and mustard, and boil for a few minutes more, until thick and glossy.

The notebook has a large 14.1-inch that can be upgraded to a whopping 1440×900 resolution, yet manages to weigh in at a scant 4.3 pounds.

Northern Ireland's dismissal of Azerbaijan endorsed Michael O'Neill's ability both to maximise a scant playing pool and win fixtures where favouritism has been earned.

Labour collected little in smaller individual donations (that bit of the Obama emulation has not come to fruition); a scant £539,000 in the first quarter of this year.

In the first set Tsonga managed to win a scant nine points; but in the second set his serve heated up and his ground game began to move Djokovic off the baseline.

We don't cut off the heads of royal ladies these days, but we do sacrifice them, and we did memorably drive one to destruction a scant generation ago... I'm not asking for censorship," she finished.