It looks sparse and fine to me, new look ma.

At first glance the mother's apartment looked sparse.

Their photo collections make the National Portrait Gallery look sparse.

The dancers have been erratically paid; touring engagements look sparse.

The lilac may look sparse, if the job is done properly.

The plants looked sparse and thirsty but offered more cover than anything else we could see.

If you've ever used Google maps to research a far-flung travel destination, you will have discovered, to your dismay, that they often look rather sparse.

Additionally, the Coliseum was so spread out that even crowds of 60,000 looked sparse.

The trees on the island had survived, although they looked strangely sparse and bedraggled for June.

Tiny leaves of the low shrubs merged with distance into a solid carpet that looked remarkably sparse at any place you came close to.