sparsely
Example Sentences
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Situated on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, the sparsely populated island nation, home to 370,000 people, has a large quantity of volcanic features.
From New York Times
In the vast and sparsely populated Northern Territory, residents’ sense of rugged individualism finds expression every July 1, explosively.
From New York Times
In an accompanying video on the Telegram messaging app, the communication office showed what looked like explosions in a sparsely built-up area.
From Reuters
The PRI, which now governs only two sparsely populated states, is now Mexico’s fourth biggest party, trailing Morena, the conservative National Action Party and the centrist Citizen’s Movement.
From Seattle Times
Power outages were widespread across the sparsely populated west Texas region, with over 900 customers losing power in the Matador and Jayton areas, according to PowerOutage.us.
From Seattle Times
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