scatter

Example Sentences

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Instead, finish the top with a scattering of turbinado sugar for crunch and a pinch of flaky salt for sparkle.

From Salon

While it does not oppose cremation, it does ban scattering of ashes.

From BBC

The fox and the badger ducked into the soft shadows of Fernlight, where beetles hummed and critters scattered through the undergrowth.

From Literature

This is because the sunlight it reflects reaches us through a more dense part of the Earth's atmosphere which scatters blue and violet light, and means only the redder hues reach us.

From BBC

Michael Gittins travelled on the final service with his wife Lucy as they scattered her late father's ashes in the river.

From BBC