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Example sentences for "sparely"

Lexicographically close words:
spanning; spans; spar; spare; spared; spareness; sparer; spares; spareth; sparge
  1. His arms, locked about the body of the German, were imprisoned by the fellow's powerful grasp, for although small in stature and sparely built, frenzy had given the German the strength of a Hercules.

  2. Strolling along the alley-way was a short, sparely built man.

  3. This is marked at once by the fact that the stringed instruments are here put forward as the exponents of the musical idea, while the very sparely used wind instruments only emphasise certain sharp points of detail.

  4. But the clarinets are sparely used as a foreign importation, and, together with the trumpets and drums, are altogether omitted from the andante.

  5. With them was a German colonel, a tall, sparely built man, who was trembling violently in every limb.

  6. He was a tall sparely built man in the uniform of a captain of the Royal Flying Corps.

  7. It was slightly larger than the others, but sparely furnished, the latter consisting of a plain deal table and chair, and an iron cot-frame, on the foot of which were two rolled blankets and a thin straw mattress.

  8. He was sparely built, yet his breadth and depth of chest betokened more than average strength.

  9. Tall but sparely built, his frame betokened a strength of body that harmonized with the determination of character that made itself known by the glance of his steel-coloured eyes.

  10. His wife, my father's sister, was tall, sparely built, and somewhat inclined to verbosity.

  11. She would hear no excuses upon the lateness of the hour; but led me into her parlour, then left me while she bestowed my servant, and returning, entreated me to do honour to the viands with which her table was sparely spread.

  12. I cried instantly, remembering that the King had ridden out but sparely attended, so that if it was designed to seize him no better opportunity could present itself.

  13. This throng of men, sparely lighted by the single candle, filled the den with shadows.

  14. The whole chamber was bathed in that mist of places which are sparely illuminated, which adds to horror.

  15. It is a poor small house, barely and sparely furnished, but very clean; and there is even an attempt to decorate it, shown in the homely flowers trained about the porch and in the narrow garden.

  16. In figure he was about the middle height, and strongly though sparely built.

  17. The lawyer was sparely built and tall, of sympathetic appearance.

  18. Following the stream, we rise through the macchi and the chestnut woods, which grow more sparely by degrees, until we reach the zone of beeches.

  19. Later on, the snow-flakes flutter silently and sparely through the lifeless air.

  20. It was sparely furnished, but with a certain cleanly comfort.

  21. She was a girl of nineteen, sparely made, and rather plain-featured, yet with a thoughtful, interesting face.

  22. In the women's Shelter you find that many come much earlier and sit sewing, reading or chatting in the sparely furnished but well warmed room from the early hours of the afternoon until bedtime.


  23. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "sparely" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    briefly; curtly; economically; poorly; severely; shortly; simply; slightly; sparingly; summarily