sparse
Example Sentences
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Sparse snowpack can also lead to drier, more fire-prone forests.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2024
Sparse wetlands are like riding over a few pebbles, he said — hardly noticeable.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 1, 2021
Sparse neighbourhoods along the rural roads of the San Joaquin Valley can be traced back to temporary housing tracts built for migrant workers in the 1930s.
From Scientific American • May 13, 2021
Sparse attendance was mandated at hearings to ensure appropriate distance between senators.
From New York Times • May 5, 2020
Sparse strands of ginger hair gripped the irate customer’s balding head like a claw.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
Vocabulary lists containing sparse
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Where the Red Fern Grows
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