Sentences with 'sparsely'
Example sentences and phrases with the word sparsely and other words derived from it.
• « The most substantial European possessions in Africa consisted of Algeria, seized by France in the 1830s, and South Africa, divided between British control and two territories held by the descendants of early Dutch settlers, the Boers. The rest of the continent was almost entirely free of European rule (although the Portuguese maintained sparsely populated colonies in two areas). »
• « To reach this place, the centre of a region sparsely populated by nomads, the best way to get there is by air; anyone travelling overland runs the risk of being robbed. »
• « The Florida frontier, sparsely populated by Spanish settlers and far from Mexico City and Madrid, proved almost impossible for the Spanish government to control. »
• « Texas was sparsely populated, and the few Mexican farmers and ranchers who lived there were under constant threat of attack by hostile Indian tribes, especially the Comanche, who supplemented their hunting with raids for horses and cattle. »