sparingly
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He’s tiny and delicate, with a full head of black hair, sleeping, wrapped in a blanket printed sparingly with rubber ducks.
From Slate ● Jul. 19, 2026
Flashlights should be used sparingly, so as not to disrupt them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Using your products sparingly can also save you a packet in the long term.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
Services may only return on Wednesday, Endre Marton Laszlo, a local MP from the ruling Tisza party, told AFP, urging people "to use water sparingly" and to resist from "stockpiling water".
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
He wasn’t really heavy—none of us were anymore—but I was already so weak and tired from the march and from eating my bread sparingly that I barely had the strength to carry myself.
From "Prisoner B-3087" by Alan Gratz
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