Sentence example with the word 'sparse'

sparse

almost unheard-of, diffuse, distributed, limited, occasional, rare, scrimping, skimpy, spotty, straggly, unfrequent

Definition adj. not dense

Last update: April 26, 2017


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Water is sparsely available during hot weather season.   [adjective]

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Trees are somewhat sparse, but visitors will find the small greens difficult to reach in par figures.   [adjective]

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The audience was extraordinarily sparse, and not of the selectest character at that, and Hamilton's report of the proceeds presented but a "beggarly account of empty boxes."   [adjective]

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With only a sparse supply of weapons, the villagers were worried they would not survive the attack.   [Please select]

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The lighting was sparse, which created an advantage for Jackson.   [Please select]

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The herbage, sparse though it be, does not grow in vain.   [Please select]

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But the European settlements were still sparse, as compared with the area of uninhabited country.   [Please select]

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Its whistle sounded, and soon it came winding through the sparse woodlands.   [Please select]

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She used to save out fragments from her own sparse lunch to give to him.   [Please select]

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Along the road ran a fringe of trees, sparse in some places and thicker in others.   [Please select]

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