Sentence example with the word 'scarcity'

scarcity

absence, deficiency, inadequateness, lack, niggardliness, rareness, scant sufficiency, seldomness, smallness, stringency, underage, want

Definition n. a small and inadequate amount

Last update: July 6, 2015


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The scarcity of water in the small town is destroying the livelihoods of most of the farmers.   [Please select]

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After a harsh storm, there is usually a scarcity of bread and milk in the grocery stores.   [Please select]

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Polygamy was rare, due possibly to the scarcity of women.'   [Please select]

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In many places, the scarcity of water alone is enough to enable the arastra to pay a larger profit than any other method.   [Please select]

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We saw no signs of any scarcity of food, such as the English newspapers wrote about.   [Please select]

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(At a later date I was obliged to give him away, owing to the scarcity of food.)   [Please select]

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But the scarcity of finds is much more due to natural causes.   [Please select]

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This in itself may explain the abundance of _Cnemidophorus lineatissimus_ and the relative scarcity of _C.   [Please select]

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Two things are very noticeable during the pairing season,--the scarcity of females and their indifference.   [Please select]

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