scattered
Example Sentences
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Large chunks of concrete could be seen scattered around and inside the collapsed area, while orange traffic cones cordoned off the site as workers surveyed the damage.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
And there were more, scattered all over the government, such as the National Counterterrorism Center and the Justice Department’s National Security Division.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
To make that comparison possible, the researchers combined observations of Venus with a radiative-transfer model that tracks how light is repeatedly scattered and absorbed by cloud droplets and atmospheric molecules.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
Though the park is mostly evergreens, you will see changing leaves on scattered maples, black oaks and Pacific dogwood, cottonwoods and cedars.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Earth, grass, and flowers scattered beneath her hooves.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
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