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A large section of the building facade is missing along its roofline, with rubble strew across the road below.

From BBC ● May 1, 2023

The only sign that the damaged building is not abandoned are the bunches of freshly cut, fragrant grass that worshipers traditionally strew in places of worship.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 12, 2023

Disturbed by statistics on Italian emigration that swelled to 84,000 in 1884 alone, Scalabrini wrote that the mass emigration and separation of families would “help strew white the lands of America with their bones.”

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 9, 2022

His voice rises into a stressed high range, and harmonies in the orchestra offer little comfort as he acknowledges that advancing age will not strew a single consoling flower.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2016

So I offered to fetch fresh lavender to strew in Gertrude’s bedchamber, and that night I knelt again on the ground, gathering the silvery, purple-tipped fronds of lavender into my arms.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

Those who go in knowing the outcomes of the AEC proceedings and Strauss’ Cabinet bid will see past the red herrings that Nolan occasionally strews across the path of history.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2023

Her descriptions of food, decor, and clothing are precise: the way Kristin strews juniper and flowers on the floor to prepare for guests, and her blue-violet leather shoes “stitched with silver and rose-color stones.”

From Slate ● Jan. 11, 2017

She strews italics across almost every page, to denote both direct quotation and poetic emphasis, and you’re sometimes confused about which she intends.

From New York Times ● Jan. 25, 2011

In Act 2, rubble from the wrecked proscenium strews the stage, the remnants of the Minstrels' Hall in the Wartburg castle, where Tannhaeuser takes part in a song contest.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 13, 2010

Twigs marine He likewise strews, and rests Medusa there.

From The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II by J. J. Howard

Elvis' actual house is smaller than you'd think and kinda gives off grandpa vibes with the overly carpeted rooms and hallways, and bric-a-brac strewed about.

From Salon ● Jan. 22, 2023

The stage: just a shelf strewed with rubble.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 28, 2022

“He left the field strewed with Army tacklers who had a shot at him and came up empty-handed,” sports columnist Shirley Povich wrote in The Post.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 30, 2019

Inside the school playground, an armor-plated bulldozer scooped up debris, then strewed it over a space cleared in the center.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2019

Nelson raked a pan of cold ashes out of the stove, and together we strewed them all around the hard-pan-dirt yard outside the chicken house.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

Images shared by Spanish media showed rubble strewn on the streets of Granada and cars with their windows smashed.

From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026

Trees and safety surfacing were also damaged and rubbish was left strewn across the site, with the cost of the damage estimated to run into thousands of pounds.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

"The family asked us to help via Facebook," said volunteer Charlotte Darribat, as she fed the reptile near upturned sunchairs and strewn clothes in the town of Lege-Cap-Ferret.

From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026

When crews arrived, they found the vehicle destroyed with metal and glass strewn across the road.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

Every wooden leg was broken, the upholstery ripped to shreds, hunks of stuffing strewn across the floor, along with the remains of the clock, flung from the wall and broken to almost unrecognizable bits.

From "A Monster Calls" by Patrick Ness

The Hercules aircraft went down shortly after departure from Puerto Leguizamo, near the southern border with Ecuador, strewing burning wreckage on the jungle floor.

From Barron's ● Mar. 23, 2026

The storm brought fierce winds and drove surging seawater miles inland, strewing the area with fallen trees, power lines and debris.

From Reuters ● Aug. 31, 2023

Climbing over fallen redwoods strewing the road after one of the toughest storms in March, I realized that my climate grief presents as numbness, disgust, fury and despair.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2023

Instead of just placing your gourds on your coffee table or strewing them about randomly through your space, think like a designer and take the opportunity to get a little creative.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 6, 2022

On this he rose and placed the bed of balsam near the fire, strewing sheepskins on top, and skins of goats.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer