sparse

Example Sentences

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She said district communication had been sparse so far — “no call, no text, no email” — and fretted about missing work at Sweetgreen, the fast-casual chain restaurant where she makes salads.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

This would often include going into harsh, confined and sparse habitats across the globe - including in Sardinian caves, the planes of Antartica or even in the sea near Florida.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 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

And even though the New Testament provides fairly sparse information about her, she certainly makes sense as the subject of an Easter-oriented edition of the series.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

He had a couple of days’ growth of sparse, blond beard.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger