scatter

Example Sentences

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If people want to scatter their votes, it’s not only their choice — it’s democracy.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

In retaliation for propaganda dumps, North Korea in 2024 sent scores of trash-filled balloons to scatter waste across the South.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

At the time, scientists believed these waves would scatter energetic electrons, causing them to fall into Uranus's atmosphere and disappear.

From Science Daily • Feb. 7, 2026

When such particles enter a chamber in the device, they scatter light from a small light source, which is then picked up by a photoelectric sensor.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

“We just figured you might like to meet some of the kids before they scatter to the four winds for the summer,” Hattie Mae said.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool