Example Sentences
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Some, I’ve looked at them, and I saw that I want to put more things on the front too,” he continues, looking specifically at one of the sparer pieces near the front of the gallery.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2025
Both Churchill and Zelenskyy inspired with their rhetoric, though Churchill’s words were more grandiose, while the Ukrainian leader’s message is sparer and more direct.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 23, 2022
Peter Gelb, the company’s general manager, got burned in 2009 when he replaced Zeffirelli’s grandly realistic production of “Tosca” with a sparer, grimmer staging that was booed at its premiere and, in time, cast aside.
From New York Times ● Oct. 13, 2021
The collection and staging were sparer and less eccentric than his usual fare.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 22, 2019
At Sandusky’s side sat his crony in all important undertakings––a much smaller, sparer man, with aggressive shoulders and restless eyes.
From Nan of Music Mountain by Wyeth, N. C. (Newell Convers)
