Sentence examples of "scarce" in English

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The trees were very scarce. Les arbres étaient très rares.
Rain is scarce in this country. La pluie est rare dans ce pays.
Records are particularly scarce for this era, perhaps owing to a long series of natural disasters which befell the capital. Les documents relatifs à cette période sont particulièrement rares, peut-être à cause d'une longue série de désastres naturelles qui ont frappé la capitale.
Food is still scarce in the region. La nourriture est toujours insuffisante dans cette région.
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