bestrewn

Example Sentences

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Some he depicted as he saw them, bestrewn with marble stumps and fallen capitals.

From New York Times • Feb. 15, 2017

What had set me off on this track, a track that became narrower and narrower and finally petered out in a field bestrewn with burdocks and cow pats?

From The Guardian • Jun. 22, 2013

The bottom of this strange valley was nearly level, and well grown with tall forest trees and undergrowth; not so thick, however, but that there were grassy open spaces, bestrewn with large rocks and boulders.

From The Induna's Wife by Mitford, Bertram

She had rather a dread of new stories—it took the little boys so long to get initiated and the first steps were so terribly bestrewn with questions.

From A London Life and Other Tales by James, Henry

And Saronia took the face bestrewn with golden hair between her jewelled hands, and passionately kissed the trembling lips of the daughter of Lucius.

From Saronia A Romance of Ancient Ephesus by Short, Richard