Sentence examples for was a sparse from inspiring English sources

"The orthographic world of ancient Greece was a sparse old place".

So there was a sparse, bewitching twist on Appalachian music from Mountain Man, a trio of women from Bennington, Vt., who often sang a cappella.

And near the end there was a sparse, staccato introduction and then a familiar couplet: "Always been told that I've got too much pride/Too independent to have you by my side".

On a recent Monday morning, there was a sparse crowd of older men and women sitting in the glow of the terminals, several of whom expressed frustration over what they called state interference in their preferred method of entertainment.

The Coalition's manufacturing policy was a sparse thing, offering a "manufacturing transition grants program" of $50m over the next four years, a gradual increase in money for export market development grants and some general rhetoric about how the Coalition was "committed to a strong manufacturing-based sector".

There was a minute's silence before kick-off as a mark of respect to those who have lost their lives, while there was a sparse crowd inside the 31,000-capacity ground as some home supporters opted to boycott the tie.

It's a sparse but intriguing catalog.

Chapei is a sparse, open, toe-tapping style.

Belvaux's movie, by contrast, is a sparse and solemn affair.

It's a sparse, programmed production reminiscent of Mr. Sledge's fellow Chicagoan R. Kelly.

The first work by writer Sarah Quintrell, it's a sparse study of a vulnerable girl slipping through the cracks.