thinly scattered

Frequency: 5.24.8 per million words

Spread out with large spaces between items; sparse.

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Examples (20)

  • The population in this remote region is thinly scattered.
  • The village had only a few thinly scattered houses.
  • A few thinly scattered clouds drifted across the pale sky.
  • Thinly scattered clouds drifted across the sky, promising sunshine later.
  • His once thick hair was now thinly scattered over his scalp.
  • The audience was thinly scattered throughout the large concert hall.
  • The ancient ruins were thinly scattered across the vast plain.
  • Evidence of ancient settlements was thinly scattered across the vast plains.
  • Evidence for the claim was thinly scattered throughout the report.
  • The artist used a dry brush to apply thinly scattered specks of paint.
  • Small, thinly scattered villages dotted the mountainous landscape.
  • Despite the large area, trees were thinly scattered, offering little shade.
  • During the drought, rainfall was thinly scattered and insufficient.
  • The population in this remote mountainous region is very thinly scattered.
  • The protestors were thinly scattered, making it hard to form a coherent group.
  • After the explosion, debris was thinly scattered over several square miles.
  • Despite the large area, shops and services are thinly scattered.
  • Stars were thinly scattered across the vast expanse of the night sky.
  • The seeds were thinly scattered to ensure proper growth space.
  • The report showed that resources were thinly scattered among numerous small projects.