sparse
Example Sentences
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One report noted that promised launch dates slipped while public updates remained sparse.
From Salon • May 10, 2026
This time, a source from her party said they expected her to be kept in the sparse and sprawling capital Naypyidaw.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
The 2019 study added an important piece to a fossil record that had long been too sparse to clearly explain the earliest stages of snake evolution.
From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2026
Federal support for expanding early education funding is sparse and shrinking.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
Lamont stroked one of his sparse whiskers as if it were one of Nigel’s gorgeous ones.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
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