Sparsely is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Sparsely meaning
In a scattered or sparse manner; widely apart; thinly.
Using Sparsely
- The main meaning on this page is: In a scattered or sparse manner; widely apart; thinly.
- In the example corpus, sparsely often appears in combinations such as: sparsely populated, the sparsely, is sparsely.
Context around Sparsely
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 10 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Sparsely
- In this selection, "sparsely" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, geographically, thrive, vast, populated, decorated and reported stand out and add context to how "sparsely" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and is sparsely populated and and more sparsely populated east. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "sparsely" sits close to words such as achievable, admin and afflicted, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with sparsely
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A lawyer for the state said sparsely populated Montana produces “minuscule” emissions. (12 words)
Geographically, sparsely-populated Greenland belongs to the North American continent but geopolitically, it is in Europe. (16 words)
Lobster dollars drive retail and service economies, especially in sparsely populated coastal towns and island communities. (16 words)
However, a tsunami warning issued by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology for sparsely populated Lord Howe Island, off the country's east coast, remains in force - though the bureaus says no threat has been detected for mainland Australia. (38 words)
Beijing has also infiltrated temples on Taiwan's offshore islands and more sparsely populated east coast, according to a government summary of China's religious infiltration that cited intelligence on Beijing's activities. (33 words)
The majority of fans were on their feet as the animated singer danced spastically early in the sparsely lit set, putting their spin upon a cut by fellow Scottish rockers Frightened Rabbit later. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
A lawyer for the state said sparsely populated Montana produces “minuscule” emissions.
Beijing has also infiltrated temples on Taiwan's offshore islands and more sparsely populated east coast, according to a government summary of China's religious infiltration that cited intelligence on Beijing's activities.
Black points out that, prior to colonization, aboriginals lived in rigidly patriarchal nomadic tribes that were sparsely populated across the territory now called Canada.
Earlier this year, speaking from his sparsely decorated apartment where he sleeps on a discarded massage table, the former fighter said it is money he desperately needs and is grateful to receive.
Geographically, sparsely-populated Greenland belongs to the North American continent but geopolitically, it is in Europe.
Heretofore, the state has been little more to me than a sparsely populated word cloud in my brain.
He said that it would be nearly impossible to invade the entire Essequibo region, which is vast, lacks roads and is sparsely populated.
However, a tsunami warning issued by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology for sparsely populated Lord Howe Island, off the country's east coast, remains in force - though the bureaus says no threat has been detected for mainland Australia.
It seems that in Canada, wolves are more welcomed in the places they are also more likely to thrive: sparsely populated wild places.
Kimberley, a sparsely populated area in the state of Western Australia, was devastated in the aftermath of Cyclone Ellie, which brought heavy rains.
Living in the vast, sparsely populated areas of the outback, Caccia has essentially escaped the lockdowns and various restrictions imposed in most parts of the world to reduce infections.
Lobster dollars drive retail and service economies, especially in sparsely populated coastal towns and island communities.
Much of northern Uganda remains lush but sparsely populated and impoverished, attracting investors who desire the land mostly for its potential to sustain the charcoal business.
Retired oil and gas engineer John Allaire, in front of the Calcasieu Pass LNG, one of three gigantic terminals operating in this sparsely populated parish.
The Dubai weekend has been sparsely reported, with UK tabloid The Sun reporting in December that Beyoncé was planning an hour long performance at the city’s luxury resort Atlantis the Royal.
The first is a fireside visual for the sparsely-arranged opening track, “Forgot The Crackers”, a sub-two-minute joint produced by Pearly Whites label founder Lemzly Dale.
The important thing is not to punish people living in sparsely populated rural areas who have to use a car for lack of choice.
The majority of fans were on their feet as the animated singer danced spastically early in the sparsely lit set, putting their spin upon a cut by fellow Scottish rockers Frightened Rabbit later.
While there have been tens of thousands of people evacuated in Quebec and Ottawa, many of the fires are in areas of Canada that are sparsely populated.
But because they are sparsely populated their total greenhouse gas emissions arising from electrical generation are still far lower than Ontario and New Brunswick, which have a cleaner mix.
Common combinations with sparsely
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- sparsely populated 116×
- the sparsely 28×
- is sparsely 13×
- in sparsely 12×
- more sparsely 11×
- are sparsely 8×
- and sparsely 7×
- of sparsely 7×
- very sparsely 7×
- sparsely attended 6×