spartan
Example Sentences
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He puts the authorities' leniency down partly to the tidy and spartan way he operates his business: a bench, umbrella, card reader and table that he folds up and carts away each evening.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
They often live in spartan conditions and earn meager wages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026
That Seu marries the feminine and the spartan in her space feels intentional — a reflection of the dualities that animate her life and work.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2025
It’s not a 2005 LG flip phone, but it’s more spartan than what most of us use today.
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2025
Orlando West was a dusty, spartan area of boxy municipal houses that would later become part of Greater Soweto, Soweto being an acronym for South-Western Townships.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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