sparsely
Example Sentences
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The cash from the Welsh government will be split between the 22 local authorities, with those in rural areas getting a premium due to "the added challenges" of delivering support to more sparsely populated regions.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Overnight, the core of the Category 2 storm passed within just 40 miles and 60 miles, respectively, of the archipelago's two westernmost islands -- sparsely populated Niihau and Kauai, home to some 70,000 people.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
Much of that spending is concentrated in España vaciada—empty Spain—a term Spaniards use to describe the vast, sparsely populated interior regions where tourists rarely venture.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
The Cottonwood fire in a sparsely populated area of southern Utah started Monday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
I had assumed that the Pacific, but for passing schools of fish, was a sparsely inhabited waste of water.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
