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Recent Examples of sparingly
Now, why a reserve guard, who plays sparingly?
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026
Water during the first month and sparingly, if at all, after that.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026
For a deep clean, Dulude suggests using a chemical solution like Easy Off (sparingly) when the self-clean cycle on your oven isn’t doing the trick (or isn’t available on your model).
—Lori Keong, Architectural Digest, 2 Apr. 2026
Two decades ago, convex barriers were used more sparingly due to concerns about pressure injury.
—Diego Schaps, STAT, 1 Apr. 2026
Rioux played sparingly in two years with the Gators, redshirting as a true freshman during the team’s national championship season and then getting on the court in mop-up duty this past season.
—Mark Long, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
Head coach Todd Golden gave Rioux the option of playing sparingly as a true freshman or taking a redshirt season and working on his game.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2026
The 6-foot-5 redshirt sophomore from Houston appeared in 27 games this season, but played sparingly down the stretch as TCU narrowed its rotation to just seven or eight players during its NCAA Tournament push.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Mar. 2026
Other steps like keeping tires inflated, using A/C sparingly as needed, using cruise control, avoiding long idling, and servicing your vehicle regularly can also significantly help save fuel, GasBuddy recommends.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026
Water during the first month and sparingly, if at all, after that.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026
For a deep clean, Dulude suggests using a chemical solution like Easy Off (sparingly) when the self-clean cycle on your oven isn’t doing the trick (or isn’t available on your model).
—Lori Keong, Architectural Digest, 2 Apr. 2026
Two decades ago, convex barriers were used more sparingly due to concerns about pressure injury.
—Diego Schaps, STAT, 1 Apr. 2026
Rioux played sparingly in two years with the Gators, redshirting as a true freshman during the team’s national championship season and then getting on the court in mop-up duty this past season.
—Mark Long, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
Head coach Todd Golden gave Rioux the option of playing sparingly as a true freshman or taking a redshirt season and working on his game.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2026
The 6-foot-5 redshirt sophomore from Houston appeared in 27 games this season, but played sparingly down the stretch as TCU narrowed its rotation to just seven or eight players during its NCAA Tournament push.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Mar. 2026
Other steps like keeping tires inflated, using A/C sparingly as needed, using cruise control, avoiding long idling, and servicing your vehicle regularly can also significantly help save fuel, GasBuddy recommends.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sparingly
Adverb
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The big-picture reality is that many novels are poorly written.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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The Birdfy misses most often when a bird is too close to the camera, poorly lit, or facing away from the camera.—
Jim Fisher,
PC Magazine,
31 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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One obvious example is the use of modular, prefabricated components to quickly and relatively cheaply build housing.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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With the ability to carry up to eight Mark I fire-and-forget missiles built by Estonian startup Frankenberg Technologies, it's designed to intercept hostile drones much more cheaply than much more expensive anti-aircraft/missile missile systems.—
David Szondy
April 04,
New Atlas,
4 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The family lived frugally, Ferguson said, since Good’s partner sold a company and didn’t work as Good attended graduate school online.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
8 Jan. 2026
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Perdue has lived a double life—having access to immense privilege and money from two business empires, while holding down a regular job and living frugally.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The United States has never been better prepared economically to confront this threat.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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The biggest effect of Indiana’s new CDL rule will be economically, Johnson said.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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To this new arena of few big, let alone original, hits; to a place where expensive corporatized storytelling could hold no candle to the quick-turn, inexpensively made short videos young people watched or the quick-turn, inexpensively made long podcasts older people listened to.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Dec. 2025
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Second, California doesn’t build anything inexpensively and efficiently.—
Steven Greenhut,
Oc Register,
24 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Maps show the location of the crash is sparely populated and the two-lane road has no street lighting.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
12 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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When opportunities arise, whether lowly paid or not, we’re often left with no other choice than to take the role that pays meagerly.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
1 Sep. 2025
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Fraser hopes against hope that this whole debacle will increase their tip, however meagerly.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
5 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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That’s frustrating considering the format has always been thriftily priced.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Sparingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sparingly. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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