| Serkin's sense of awe before the grandeur of the works that he performed throughout his life is suggested by the scantness of his discography. |
| This was the quelling they brought, a scantness of drink that seized him. |
| Then immediately, through the scantness of the apartment, he heard the outer bell resound. |
| Wasn't there a good deal of talk about the scantness of some of the ladies' dresses? |
| Her satin dress was a mere sheath, so conspicuous by its severity and scantness that every one in the dining-room stared. |
