sparse
Example Sentences
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The U.S. shutdown has ended, but official data remain sparse, with key jobs and inflation figures not due to be released until after the Federal Reserve’s next decision on Dec. 10.
The book insists, also—as other historians have done—on offering shop-worn characterizations of Franco as a man of “sparse political philosophy,” without great or grand ideas.
“Autumn,” while sparser, has its subjects massed at the edges, offering a connection between the verdant periods that come before and the chilly days that lay ahead.
With sparse data on tap before the Fed’s next rate decision in December, the central bank is likely to scrutinize Black Friday data more than ever.
From Barron's
As the score increased, so did the crowd, which started sparse but grew to make an excitable din.
From BBC
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