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
“Look at me,” he jested, pulling off his cap to reveal sparse pearly fuzz.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
"What makes this question so hard to answer is that direct observations are very sparse in northern Alaska," says Rawlins, extension associate professor of Earth, Geographic, and Climate Sciences at UMass Amherst.
From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026
Even his scruffy whiskers were sparse on his face.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
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