Sentence examples for sparse trail from inspiring English sources

A sparse trail points to time as a sailor, then years as an actor and then, according to some sources, a brief period as a painter.

Mr Souter too had only a sparse paper trail on controversial issues; he was nominated to the court in 1990 by the current president's father, who wanted to avoid the kind of bruising confirmation battle that Ronald Reagan had faced over Robert Bork.

Gordon, the author of "It Came From Memphis" and "The King on the Road," has a sparse documentary trail to follow (Waters never learned to read or write), but he brings his subject to life with good use of his own and others' interviews with Waters and his circle, and with well-researched details -- though the overlong notes hide information that could well have been integrated into the text.

Bowie left a "frustratingly sparse paper trail" of his life, and for many "where history failed, the legends prevailed".

Along this particular stretch of the Via, it was a rocky, two-foot-wide trail with sparse trees on either side and the odd dab of color from some thin-stalked wildflowers bobbing over the dust.

Spectacular thoroughfares crisscross the U.S., from the sparse scrubland of New Mexico's Turquoise Trail to the rocky Blue Ridge Parkway in the Appalachians.

The papyrus trail, in other words, is sparse.

Mauresmo, a freshly minted Olympics silver medalist, struggled with her serve before a sparse gathering at center court but never trailed in either set.

It advertised, among other things, an interfaith discussion on the subject of "Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People?" Inside, for the 28th time in 28 games, in front of another sparse crowd, the university's women's basketball team trailed its opponent.

Waymarking is sparse, so take directions with you if you want to stick to the trail, or do as we did on our first run here and lose yourself in the Estate's splendour.

It's that sparse.