Example Sentences

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Hedda paces around the villa, sketched with modernist spareness by scenic designer Mark Wendland, like a panther in a gold-plated cage.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

"We loved the spareness of the writing," Doyle explained.

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2025

One of the first things that stands out about “Tokyo Express” is the elegant spareness of its prose.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

A reaction against overly complex, representative works, the art that emerged in this period was characterized by spareness and abstraction.

From Salon • Nov. 9, 2023

The architecture had a spareness and an economy of line that were pragmatic to the point of absurdity.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy