dearth
noun
an inadequate supply; scarcity; lack.
dearths
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pluralof dearth.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Old timber towns with shuttered mills, flood-soaked cities and rural areas left off high-speed broadband networks suffered dearths of economic opportunity, even as Puget Sound’s largest cities flourished with explosive tech growth.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 6, 2021
There appeared one of those dearths not unusual in Hindostan; the population of the famished province cried out for rice; the stores of which, diminished by nature, had for months mysteriously disappeared.
From Sybil, or the Two Nations by Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
It can thus obtain food beyond the reach of the other Ungulata or hoofed animals inhabiting the same country; and this must be a great advantage to it during dearths.
From The Origin of Species by means of Natural Selection, 6th Edition by Charles Darwin
No doubt in this case and in all others, many checks concur, and different checks under different circumstances; periodical dearths, depending on unfavourable seasons, being probably the most important of all.
From The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, Vol. I by Charles Darwin
Both countries, accordingly, though subject occasionally to dearths, have been famous for their great fertility.
From An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith
