scarcer
- comparative of scarce.
Example Sentences
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This summer, more teenagers than ever applied for shifts, he said, potentially a sign of scarcer opportunities for young workers around Long Island’s ritzy beach towns.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 3, 2026
The right response is more production and more productivity growth, not scarcer credit.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026
If major food-producing regions were hit, some foods would become scarcer, driving up prices globally and potentially restricting choice, the report says.
From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026
Conversely, they make Waste Management’s assets scarcer and more valuable.
From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026
It was best to go as late in the year as you could, because the closer to winter it was, the scarcer beef was and the higher the price, you could get.
From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
