sparsely attended

Frequency: 4.11.5 per million words

Describes an event with very few people present.

Examples (10)

  • Her lectures were generally rather sparsely attended.
  • The optional training session was so sparsely attended that they cancelled it.
  • Despite the good weather, the community fair was sparsely attended.
  • I'm worried tomorrow's early meeting will be sparsely attended.
  • The protest, though widely publicized, was sparsely attended.
  • Compared to last year's packed festival, this one was sparsely attended.
  • It was a sparsely attended press conference, with only a few journalists present.
  • The book signing was sparsely attended, which disappointed the author.
  • If a concert is sparsely attended, does it affect the band's performance?
  • The poorly advertised play was sparsely attended on its opening night.