scattered with
Example Sentences
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Sunlight passing through the Earth's atmosphere is scattered, with shorter blue wavelengths scattering more easily, while more of the longer wavelength red light reach the Moon.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
The first is that the wedding itself, scattered with Easter eggs like a mirror ball and a 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle, was engineered expressly to troll the media.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026
The space is scattered with cardboard boxes and errant computer cords.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
My own kids jumping between activities, other parents chasing children across sandy play spaces scattered with buckets, shovels, and sun-bleached toys.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2025
The only light now came from the silvery ghosts, who were drifting about talking seriously to the prefects, and the enchanted ceiling, which, like the sky outside, was scattered with stars.
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
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