Get to know Scarcer better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning.
Scarcer meaning
comparative form of scarce: more scarce
Using Scarcer
- The main meaning on this page is: comparative form of scarce: more scarce
- In the example corpus, scarcer often appears in combinations such as: much scarcer, scarcer in, scarcer and.
Context around Scarcer
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 12 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Scarcer
- In this selection, "scarcer" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, becomes, grew, remain, rains, leaving and cancer stand out and add context to how "scarcer" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include already grown scarcer leaving the and and getting scarcer being able. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "scarcer" sits close to words such as aaj, aal and aalto, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with scarcer
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Scarce resource will get only scarcer. (6 words)
Scarcer spellings include Alauni or Halani. (6 words)
Research into electric toothbrushes, however, was scarcer. (7 words)
Sutter’s critics say the move would create a massive “hospital desert” in a region where services have already grown scarcer, leaving the I-80 corridor from Rodeo to Oakland with Richmond’s small Kaiser facility as the only option. (40 words)
Nov 28, 2024 (Bloomberg) – China’s independent refiners have snapped up barrels from across the Middle East and Africa as offers of Iranian oil remain scarcer and more expensive than usual, in part due to broadening US sanctions. (38 words)
It also allows for effective management of non-memory resources such as operating system objects, which are often much scarcer than memory (tracing GC systems use finalizers for this, but the delayed reclamation may cause problems). (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
On the home front, food grew scarcer and scarcer, as did heating fuel.
First, Democrats are deliberately increasing the cost of energy by making it scarcer.
Scarce resource will get only scarcer.
Nov 28, 2024 (Bloomberg) – China’s independent refiners have snapped up barrels from across the Middle East and Africa as offers of Iranian oil remain scarcer and more expensive than usual, in part due to broadening US sanctions.
Response Coordination, an umbrella of local organisations in Syria's northwest, warned skin diseases were spreading in camps as temperatures soar and water becomes scarcer.
Attempts became scarcer when Spain stepped up patrols in the mid-2000s, but the route is seeing a fresh surge.
Programmes are actually getting much scarcer in recent years.
This number will likely increase as food becomes scarcer in the coming weeks.
According to the study, at a time when talent is scarce and getting scarcer, being able to do multiple things simultaneously might be the critical differentiator for companies to meet their talent demands.
Research into electric toothbrushes, however, was scarcer.
Scarcer rains also drove up electricity rates.
Sutter’s critics say the move would create a massive “hospital desert” in a region where services have already grown scarcer, leaving the I-80 corridor from Rodeo to Oakland with Richmond’s small Kaiser facility as the only option.
Although lung cancer (slowly increasing among women) and breast cancer (decreasing rapidly) are scarcer, cancer of the cervix and the prostate are more frequent.
Despite nearly 70% of Japan being covered by forests, citation parks in many major cities—especially Tokyo and Osaka—are smaller and scarcer than in major West European or North American cities.
Goose feathers are most commonly used; scarcer, more expensive swan feathers are used for larger lettering.
It also allows for effective management of non-memory resources such as operating system objects, which are often much scarcer than memory (tracing GC systems use finalizers for this, but the delayed reclamation may cause problems).
Mediterranean coastal areas are already over exposed to human influence, with pristine areas becoming ever scarcer.
Optimism on the air threat was much scarcer, especially among those who might be on the receiving end.
Scarcer spellings include Alauni or Halani.
This natural resource is becoming scarcer in certain places, and its availability is a major social and economic concern.
Common combinations with scarcer
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: