Synonym: rare, scanty, sparse. Antonym: plentiful. Similar words: scarcely, incarcerate, scare, parcel, scared, scary, discard, scarred. Meaning: [skers /skeəs] 
adj. 1. not enough; hard to find 2. deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand. adv. by a small margin.
adj. 1. not enough; hard to find 2. deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand. adv. by a small margin. 
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31. There was fierce competition for the scarce resources .
32. Holding a lavish party was not the best use of scarce funds.
33. With jobs so scarce, many young people spend long hours with little to do but drink and stew.
34. Bear in mind that petrol stations are scarce in the more remote areas.
35. He's in a bad mood, so I'll make myself scarce.
36. Scarce water resources are shared between states who cannot trust each other.
37. Jobs in manufacturing are relatively scarce but I keep my ear to the ground.
38. Dad's really angry with you, so you'd better make yourself scarce.
39. Food was becoming scarce.
40. If food is scarce, the mother will feed the smaller, weaker chicks.
41. The country's employment system is a relic of the 1960s when jobs were scarce.
42. As soon as his mother-in-law arrived, he made himself scarce.
43. I could see he was annoyed so I made myself scarce.
44. Hotel accommodation is scarce.
45. It probably would be a good idea if you made yourself scarce.
46. If food is scarce it's no use complaining; we shall just have to pull in our belts.
47. City residents complain that migrant workers have threatened to take already scarce urban jobs.
48. It has spent scarce resources on its nuclear programme.
49. Capital is not the scarce resource it once was.
50. Government departments often found themselves competing for scarce resources.
51. After the war, food and clothing were scarce.
52. Oryx and ibex are scarce,[www.Sentencedict.com] but they are there.
53. And what's more, scarce a word out of you.
54. Are markets a good way to allocate scarce resources?
55. Water is always scarce in these parts.
56. Movie cameras have become a scarce commodity.
57. Boats taking occasional thornback ray, but cod scarce.
58. Interest rates have rocketed as credit has become scarce.
59. What would men be without women? Scarce, sir...mighty scarce. Mark Twain 
60. Accommodation for married couples is scarce and expensive.