become scarce
Frequency: 7.815.6 per million words
Indicates a transition into a state of being in short supply.
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- Water resources could become scarce in the coming decades.
- During the war, food supplies became extremely scarce.
- As the population grows, open spaces become increasingly scarce.
- Highly specialized skills are starting to become scarce in the job market.
- If we don't conserve, fresh water will become scarce.
- Rare metals have become so scarce that their prices have soared.
- Good quality housing has become scarce in the city center.
- After the disaster, medical supplies quickly became scarce.
- Genuine handmade crafts become scarce as mass production increases.
- With climate change, certain agricultural products might become scarce.