sparsely
Example Sentences
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Highland Council said its region, which has large, sparsely populated areas, offered stargazers some of the darkest skies in Europe.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
The mine is projected to lift Canadian exports by C$2.6 billion a year and support close to 2,000 jobs, while also bringing economic benefits to indigenous communities in the sparsely populated region.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
That applies everywhere in California, save for three sparsely populated, rural counties — Alpine, Plumas and Sierra — which conduct their elections entirely by mail.
From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026
In the sparsely populated Kuiper Belt, these distant bodies drift with relatively few collisions, allowing fragile structures to survive.
From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2026
Then McWatt’s sparsely freckled tan Scotch-Irish face broke sud 354 denly into a smile and he dug his knuckles playfully into Yossarian’s ribs, as though throwing a punch.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
