- past participle of strew.
strewn
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Cranes shifted the carriages as police and soldiers picked through the wreckage strewn down the gravel slope where at least three train carriages were tossed by the impact.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
Rubble from the demolition blast was strewn around the house, and other relatives could be seen cleaning up the spaces that were still habitable.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
After being allowed to return home, the pair saw the van doors had been "blown off" and their contents emptied, with water butts and oil drums strewn on the ground.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
The speech was strewn with falsehoods that must have appalled even sympathetic listeners in the chamber.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
I watch it investigate the pizza scraps strewn across the ground.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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