smattering

Example Sentences

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A smattering of local Facebook groups against data centers, where members can chat and commiserate, have garnered thousands of community members in just a few months.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

It draws a diverse crowd that skews young, as well as a healthy smattering of glitterati, including Brie Larson, Jena Malone and Daniel Scheinert, director of the Oscar-winning “Everything Everywhere All At Once.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

An AFP team in Longnan saw rows of large rare earths processing plants in an industrial district adjacent to that dense smattering of extraction sites.

From Barron's • Dec. 21, 2025

As of early December, his holdings included a smattering of popular Big Tech names — Nvidia, Advanced Micro Devices Inc.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 15, 2025

The kids all rushed in, mostly girls and a smattering of Magic: The Gathering boys.

From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon