How to Use scant in a Sentence

scant

adjective

• She paid scant attention to the facts.
• Food was in scant supply.
• Police found scant evidence of fraud.
• Her scant hair was full of sand.
  — Stephen King, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
• And at present, those results are scant.
  — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 24 Feb. 2026
• The details, of course, are scant.
  — Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 30 Jan. 2026
• But details about that time in his life are scant.
  — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2026
• The going was tough with a scant blood trail and no snow on the ground.
  — Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 8 Jan. 2026
• His growth came as the byproduct of scant success.
  — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
• Guidance is scant and the path forward is murky.
  — Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 24 Feb. 2026
• So far, data on safety is scant.
  — Flynn McGuire, The Conversation, 7 May 2026
• Details about the plot remain scant.
  — Uwa Ede-Osifo, Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026
• The recruiting calls were scant.
  — Zach Sweet, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
• The rebels had a scant chance of recognizing him.
  — Danny Makki, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
• Aaron’s cake, compared to the others, looks a little scant.
  — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
• There was also scant mention of vaccines.
  — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 28 Apr. 2026
• Because the deal was inked off-market, photos and details are scant.
  — James McClain, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2023
• But the first season savors slamming the door on those scant light sources, rather than let their warmth sink in.
  — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2026
• There could even be other products announced, though reports are scant so far.
  — David Phelan, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
• That marks a scant 23% decline in ticket sales from last weekend.
  — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 5 Apr. 2026
• Because this deal was inked off-market, current photos are scant.
  — James McClain, Robb Report, 6 Dec. 2023
• But a scant four years ago, Zeiders had his sights set on a sports career, not music.
  — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 18 Aug. 2023
• There's surprisingly scant research on the specifics of sleep sides.
  — Christian Cotroneo, Treehugger, 24 Aug. 2023
• Details have been scant, but two guests spilled the beans about the nuptials in New York.
  — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 5 July 2026
• In regions where the jobs are scant, K12 has told tutors to troll around for clients.
  — Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
• Yet these panels were chosen in private and the events were held with scant public notice.
  — Lisa Rab, USA Today, 14 Dec. 2025
• When slavery ended, the coconut farms paid scant wages to the workers and their children.
  — David Frum, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
• Trump provided scant detail on which plants might be targeted and how.
  — ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026
• Yee, however, had been frozen at the bottom of the field with scant voter support.
  — ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
• Chernow’s Hamilton ends there; widowed Eliza gets a scant nine pages.
  — Jane Kamensky, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025