scattered

Example Sentences

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Peyton May scattered five hits over six innings, striking out eight batters.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

Foundry, Palantir’s commercial platform, rose from the chaos of the scattered FDE teams, particularly in Europe.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

Instead of blindly bidding up shares of just about every company making its Wall Street debut, there have been some big misses scattered among some successful debuts.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

And scattered through the crowd, wearing their identifying hats and T-shirts, were hundreds of veterans.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

Mom pointed at something in the snow: huge paw prints, scattered all around them.

From "I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren Tarshis