Sentence examples for Sparsely manned from inspiring English sources

At this moment, having failed twice to make a breakthrough, Marlborough received intelligence that the defences linking the town walls with the breastwork on the hill were now sparsely manned (Marlborough's unsuccessful attacks had drawn d'Arco's men away from other parts of the stronghold, leaving his left flank almost defenceless and highly vulnerable).

Several hundred officers appeared in Parliament Square, removed sparsely manned roadblocks and took down gazebos, apparently retaking the space without difficulty.

Now, manned spaceflight is banal.

Manned planes are crashing, too.

Debates are sparsely attended.

It is sparsely inhabited.

Inflorescence: phyllaries sparsely hairy.

Inflorescence: +- sparsely glandular-hairy.

Sokoto is sparsely settled.

Think manned space adventure.

The land was sparsely settled.