In the stillness of night and the sparseness of chimes. From Wordnik.com. [Pipe and Pouch The Smoker's Own Book of Poetry] Reference
The small front waiting room boasted nothing but sparseness. From Wordnik.com. [SEASONS OF GOLD] Reference
"Don't you like the sparseness of everything I did?" he said. From Wordnik.com. [Transition: Sam Phillips] Reference
Ever since Böll, I miss reading such wry sparseness in a novel. From Wordnik.com. [Impressions: The City and The City — Fusion Despatches] Reference
Some say that sparseness is caused by too much rain the summer before. From Wordnik.com. [Pink Dogwood Winter « Fairegarden] Reference
I really like the simplicity, the sparseness, the stillness of this clip. From Wordnik.com. [Spotlight on Koji Wakamatsu] Reference
If all analyses show the same thing, the analysis is robust to sparseness. From Wordnik.com. [Bürger and Cubasch Discussion « Climate Audit] Reference
Really nailing both the action AND the beautiful sparseness of the setting. From Wordnik.com. [Voluminous Vertigo Week: Northlanders #3 | Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources] Reference
Was the sparseness of the instrumentation intended to elevate the harmonies?. From Wordnik.com. [Red Horse: Three Singer-Songwriters United In Harmony] Reference
What stayed with me about their writing was the sparseness and beauty of it. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2004-06-01] Reference
I hope you, my loyal readership bwahaha, can forgive the sparseness of my entries. From Wordnik.com. [September 25th, 2006] Reference
Director Richard Israel cannily uses the sparseness of the space to maximum benefit. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-09-01] Reference
Sorry for the sparseness of my posts lately, but as I've said, this is an insane year. From Wordnik.com. [bard Diary Entry] Reference
The food was digestible with, again, that element of sparseness which I find agreeable. From Wordnik.com. [The Complete Stories]
Only the sparseness of the land itself kept it from growing to even greater proportions. From Wordnik.com. [Carnivores of Light and Darkness]
Their is a simplicity of line and a sparseness of detail that suggests mystreries untold. From Wordnik.com. [GGP 2: Hiroshi Sugimoto at the deYoung] Reference
So, anyway ... sparseness around here for some amount of time as I put things back in order. From Wordnik.com. [Dru Blood - I believe in the inherent goodness of all beings: October 2005 Archives] Reference
The brevity and sparseness allow us to have moments of quiet contemplation, as Mr. Selway had. From Wordnik.com. [Radiohead's Selway Explores a New Station in Life] Reference
There was something in the sparseness of the sound that immediately put a stop to the horseplay. From Wordnik.com. [Broken Music, A Memoir]
The richness or sparseness of a language's phonology alone doesn't mitigate against syncopation. From Wordnik.com. [The etymology of Latin tofus 'tufa' isn't written in stone] Reference
A sparse Constitution gives the most room to maneuver, and too many amendments threaten that sparseness. From Wordnik.com. [Balkinization] Reference
COOPER: Also, just the sparseness of the houses, I mean, it looked like a-- some sort of a sleepaway camp. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 18, 2008] Reference
Londo's character suffered from some sparseness, and B5 as a show suffered from a great deal of sparseness. From Wordnik.com. [Alas, Babylon] Reference
I hung back so he wouldn't notice my headlights; the sparseness of traffic at that hour made him easy to spot. From Wordnik.com. [There's Something In A Sunday]
I'm going crazy packing to go live in Croatia for five months, so I apologize for the sparseness and the delays!. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-02-01] Reference
And it's the same - this record, I think, you can definitely hear, not an emptiness, but the sparseness, you know?. From Wordnik.com. [Ringo Starr: The Drums Are Where The Soul Is] Reference
All cuisines have fantastic ways of preparation, from the sparseness of sashimi to the highly spiced fish curries. From Wordnik.com. [At My Table] Reference
Elevated roads in Chicago, owing to the sparseness of the population over large areas, were a serious thing to contemplate. From Wordnik.com. [The Titan] Reference
He emphasizes the enormous gaps in our knowledge, the sparseness of our observations, and the superficiality of our theories. From Wordnik.com. [What a World!] Reference
I've heard other editors say that about the too-sparseness of screenwriters turned novelists, and I know there's truth in that. From Wordnik.com. [So you want to know about screenwriting] Reference
Most of time I don't mind the sparseness of my wardrobe, and I must admit that I take some pride in being a bit of a minimalist. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2005-10-01] Reference
I like the orchestral keyboards, and the fact that there are some gaping holes in the texture - glad some sparseness has been kept. From Wordnik.com. [FallNews - anecdotes] Reference
And when you got out there, then again there was a sparseness, so that this might be black property here, and wide, wide space of it. From Wordnik.com. [Oral History Interview with Viola Turner, April 15, 1979. Interview C-0015. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)] Reference
In truth, the countenance, like the gown, suffered a little from economy, a sparseness of the things one loves best in a woman's face. From Wordnik.com. [Different Girls] Reference
The interaction in Elegy Beach between Pete and his son Fred are minimalist at best, but that sparseness speaks more volumes than words. From Wordnik.com. [Elegy Beach by Steven R. Boyett - Review @ SFFWorld] Reference
The sparseness of mangroves in this ecoregion is a result of the high inflow of freshwaters to the coastline ocean zone of this ecoregion. From Wordnik.com. [Rio Negro-Rio San Sun mangroves] Reference
Nicolai Kirche, and found the sparseness of the audience in striking contrast with the crowds which frequented most of the other churches where we went. From Wordnik.com. [In and Around Berlin] Reference
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