How to pronounce scant
Listen to scant in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“scant” in real sentences
164 clips in the index · 32 American · 86 British · 1 Australian. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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is pretty scant on detail.
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
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There's not scant evidence.
60 Minutes · hear it here
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THAT WE PAY SCANT ATTENTION TO LIKE SRI LANKA, OR PLACES THAT WE PAY SCANT ATTENTION
National Archives · hear it here
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his Australian citizenship offering scant protection.
60 Minutes Australia · hear it here
Why real speech
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