sparsely
Example Sentences
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Many of France’s most sensitive defense facilities were deliberately built in sparsely populated, forested areas, away from major population centers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
It has forced local officials to evacuate 1,200 people from 34 villages in the sparsely populated area.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
These differences made sense given that the environment they live in has much smaller, more sparsely distributed prey than other leopard habitats.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 24, 2026
Highland Council said its region, which has large, sparsely populated areas, offered stargazers some of the darkest skies in Europe.
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
He had walked into a poor, mountainous, and sparsely populated part of China’s Jilin Province.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
