sparse

Example Sentences

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The post included an animated map of sparse maritime traffic traveling through the waterway.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

Phoenix — A sparse crowd braved the heat, which was approaching 100 degrees when Dodgers right-hander Shohei Ohtani walked off the mound at Camelback Ranch.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

The movie’s real draw is its blissfully sinister sound design, which utilizes the podcaster lifestyle to go full maximalist while the film’s visual landscape remains sparse and disquieting.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

The firm’s fundraising materials provided sparse details on its chief executive, Paresh Raja, and offered financial information that diverged widely from its public financial reporting, according to documents reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

The Delanys had old ties to the region, pruning the family tree into a lopsided sight: abundant and many-cousined in the north, sparse and faceless in the south.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead