sparse
Example Sentences
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His messaging during practice sessions might be sparse, but the targeted input has an impact with a player who likes to be challenged by her coaches.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
It also fails to mention key issues in the campaign, such as foreign policy, and sparse references to other key issues like healthcare, housing and affordability.
From Salon • May 22, 2026
As smooth as it sounds, the song’s arrangement is actually somewhat unorthodox, opening with the chorus, and its verses are sparse, the first simply repeating the phrase, “Just bees and things and flowers.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 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
However, opposite it a sign pointed to a dirt road running off into sparse, piney woods.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
Vocabulary lists containing sparse
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