bestrewn

Example Sentences

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Some he depicted as he saw them, bestrewn with marble stumps and fallen capitals.

From New York Times • Feb. 15, 2017

What had set me off on this track, a track that became narrower and narrower and finally petered out in a field bestrewn with burdocks and cow pats?

From The Guardian • Jun. 22, 2013

The sands of the little cove seemed harder and whiter than ever, and were thickly bestrewn with the shells and seaweed which the upturnings of the night had brought in.

From The Pearl of Orr's Island A Story of the Coast of Maine by Stowe, Harriet Beecher

But quickly she extricated herself, and they picked their way cautiously over the bestrewn threshold out into the hall.

From The Strollers by Fisher, Harrison

The bottom of this strange valley was nearly level, and well grown with tall forest trees and undergrowth; not so thick, however, but that there were grassy open spaces, bestrewn with large rocks and boulders.

From The Induna's Wife by Mitford, Bertram