strewn

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Packets of food were strewn across the floor, doors hung off their hinges, and a pungent smell of faeces filled the air.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

He only remembers fragments now: the explosion, heat, gas cylinders strewn across the kitchen and his desperate search from room to room, calling his wife's name: "Sarla, Sarla."

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Federal Court judge Stephen Burley described how four large open-pit mines, a railway, tailings dam, waste dumps and a stockpile were strewn across the lands of the Yindjibarndi people in Western Australia's Pilbara region.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

Video from the scene showed shirts, pants and shoes strewn across the sidewalk in front of the store.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

A foundation of the tea olive strewn over the bottom, cool and green.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers