Scant in a sentence

As tough a call as it may be, once the quarterback is in the grasp of a defensive player, even with only a scant possibility of escaping, the referee should immediately blow the whistle, ending the play.

At home, rich countries create an impossibly narrow path to asylum that excludes almost everyone with a valid claim while preserving the possibility, however scant, that a lucky few will pass through the eye of a needle.

Claudette Dion added that the rarity of the condition means there has been scant research into a cure: “The vocal cords are muscles, and the heart is also a muscle.

Despite these changes, tensions between the political branches and the Court remained limited until the 1990s and the process of received scant attention.

Disney Parks first teased the Animal Kingdom transformation back at Expo D23 in 2022, but details have been scant.

Even the former New York Jets fan base that considered him a savior for two eye-batting weeks paid scant attention while toe-tapping impatiently for the arrival of Aaron Rodgers.

Few will have disagreed with the comments ahead of the opening game of the season by Thelwell, who wrote of his commitment to only sanction the release of scant funds if Everton were confident a move held real value.

From here there was a melee caused by Dan Burn leaving a foot in on Jack Grealish and a closing phase of scant quality, which was the tale of the afternoon.

In Myanmar, Yemen, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to name a few crisis zones, egregious abuses and unrelieved misery attracted relatively scant, perfunctory international scrutiny.

Michael Fanone blasted the scant GOP attendance at a Jan.

Questions were put to the state's Mine Subsidence Advisory regarding the extent of the subsidence on Fogo Street, and what remedial works were underway there, however the department was scant in its response.

She says she comes to work every day despite the tough nature of the job and the scant reward for it.

That said, Ludvig is one of the scant sources of physical play on the Penguins’ roster.

Their communities may have scant access to health care, education, and other services, making it difficult to access support they need.

The nation of more than 220 million is in dire economic straits with runaway inflation, scant foreign exchange reserves and stalling bailout talks with the IMF.

The plan submitted to parliament was scant on detail, saying the bureau would be responsible for "coordinating the integration, sharing, development and application of data resource" and promoting the construction of smart cities.

The RBA said the group of borrowers with high levels of debt, low incomes and scant savings were most at risk of falling behind on their loan payments.

There is scant cash in moderation or nuance.

The report has scant details regarding how big the attempted hack was or how widespread the impact could have been, but the anonymous sources reportedly said the incident involved the FBI computer system used to investigate child sexual abuse material.

This figure, relative to its book value, makes the current discount appear scant rather than sizable.