scattering

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 • Mar. 31, 2026

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

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

When the levitated beads interact, they do so by scattering sound waves between one another.

From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2026

In this longer and more structured form, what began as an intentional scattering of ashes becomes an elegiac letter home mediated by shipwreck.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

“I keep telling myself to write all these passwords down in one place,” he says, scattering papers everywhere.

From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya