sparsely
Example Sentences
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Sparsely populated, Greenland's location between North America and the Arctic makes it ideally placed for missile early warning systems and for monitoring vessels in the region.
From BBC • Jan. 11, 2026
Sparsely populated North Dakota had a particularly intense week, with the number of infections nearly doubling from 44 to 84.
From Washington Post • Jul. 13, 2020
Sparsely populated North Dakota, where fortunes soared with the shale oil fracking boom, has lost more than 10,000 jobs, with some of its hastily built new housing now empty.
From New York Times • Oct. 23, 2015
Sparsely populated and with little in the way of industry, Goulburn Island is comprised largely of marshlands harboring an abundance of wildlife including crocodiles, fish, dugong, and turtles.
From Reuters • Mar. 23, 2015
Sparsely dotted about the symmetric benches were a few demure criminals undergoing the punishment of being kept in, and the air was still heavy with the breaths and odours of the blissful departed.
From Ghetto Tragedies by Zangwill, Israel
