scatters
Example Sentences
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"These measurements are extremely difficult because carbon is a small and lightweight atom. It scatters very few X-rays, so the signal we needed to measure was quite faint."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026
The movie — which he wrote, directed and stars in — follows a widower as he scatters his wife’s ashes in very specific locations and deals with the memories that arise at each of them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2026
Gas between stars scatters the signals, spreading them out and causing slight delays before they reach Earth.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 6, 2026
“Sometimes the robot’s arms throw the clothes and won’t fold properly. Sometimes it scatters the stack,” but the robots are learning quickly said Kavin, 27, an Objectways employee who goes by one name.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2025
The iridescent cluster scatters below in an explosion, like a firework.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
