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Happy student Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

Sparse to nonexistent

I heard several times people say: something is sparse to nonexistent. Can you please give a few examples and tell me, what it means?
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eg In this forest, grass is sparse. There is some grass, but very little. eg In this forest, grass is non-existent .

— Clive

  • eg In this forest, grass is sparse.
  • There is some grass, but very little.
  • eg In this forest, grass is non-existent .
  • There is no grass.
  • eg I n this forest, grass is sparse to non-existent.
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eg In this forest, grass is sparse. There is some grass, but very little.
eg In this forest, grass is non-existent. There is no grass.
eg In this forest, grass is sparse to non-existent. It is sparse in some places, non-existent in the other places.
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Can I use it this way:

1) Due to holidays I will upload videos in a sparse to non-existent way.

2) Billionaires in this country are sparse to non-existent.

3) There is sparse to non-existent criminality in that town.

And thank you for your help!
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Happy student1) Due to holidays I will upload videos in a sparse to non-existent way.
No.
Sparse does not relate to a process or method.

The hair on his head is sparse; he is going bald.
Happy student2) Billionaires in this country are sparse to non-existent.
Awkward. Billionaires are rare in this countr
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