Definition of Scarce

limited or sparse in number

Examples of Scarce in a sentence

Food was scarce during the Holocaust because many people were not allowed to grow their own food and had to ration what they had.  🔊

The club only had a scarce amount of members since the dues were so high and the meeting location was far away from the center of town.  🔊

Ms. Polly only gave a scarce quantity of A’s since she really believed that only native Spanish speakers deserved a perfect grade.  🔊

After exercising every day for three hours at the gym, the woman’s body had a scarce amount of fat on it.  🔊

In the desert, water is scarce due to the dry air and lack of rain with only a few cacti supplying any water.  🔊

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