scattered

Example Sentences

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Among the reasons for living alone: increased longevity, higher divorce rates among older adults and children who are more scattered than previous generations.

From The Wall Street Journal

"There needs to be heating for the azaleas," he told AFP, his cheeks rosy from cold and a pile of split logs scattered around.

From Barron's

"However, since the role of gels has been largely overlooked, we wanted to synthesize scattered studies into a cohesive narrative that puts primitive gels at the forefront of the discussion."

From Science Daily

Its surface was scattered with twigs and leaves caught in its sticky threads.

From Literature

Ilett's daily social media updates and the before and now pictures scattered across the digital sphere were initially quite amusing but serve as a reminder of how bad the team's form has been.

From BBC