sparely
- a word derived from spare.
Example Sentences
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Today, the home is furnished sparely with Midcentury Modern furnishings.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2023
This tension produces suspense, even though the action is so sparely distributed that a viewer can easily space out.
From New York Times • Apr. 2, 2023
“I wanted to tell his story economically and sparely, while keeping some of the mystery intact,” says Killip.
From The Guardian • Aug. 23, 2020
Long-standing real-estate wisdom holds that a home on the market should be sparely furnished so that buyers can more easily imagine their own lives inserted into the space.
From Slate • Jan. 20, 2020
It was sparely furnished, having but a small table, two chairs and a bench; but at either side there were curtained alcoves and well-clad beds within with vessels and basins for washing.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
